Donatello & Fosco Dubini / Barbara Obermaier - Hedy Lamarr – Secrets Of A Hollywood Star
MGM-tycoon Louis B. Mayer called Hedy Lamarr “the most beautiful girl of the century.” A psychological portrait of glamour star Hedy Lamarr who became scandalously famous in 1933 as the first nude on the screen with her appearance in the Austrian/Czech film Ecstasy. She then had an extraordinary career in more than 25 Hollywood films. But.. she also invented a torpedo guided system which was patented in 1942 and serves today as the basis for mobile phones.
The documentary (2006, 85 mins) contains interviews with Mickey Rooney, Lupita Kohner, Kenneth Anger and many other personal friends of Hedy. Also featured is the trailer “Jean Seberg – American Actress (5 mins), the trailer “Thomas Pynchon – A Journey Into The Mind (3 mins) – several documents and photos in ROM-format. Finally, the 2-disc DVD offers Hedy Lamarr’s legendary scandal film Ekstase (1933, 79 mins) in an uncut version.
Languages English and German, subtitles English and German.
€29.50
Erwin Wagenhofer - Let’s Make Money
Austrian documentary by Erwin Wagenhofer released in 2009, about aspects of the development of the world wide financial system, claiming that elitists economica..(read more)
Label: Cineart
Artist: Erwin Wagenhofer
Medium: DVD
Categories: Films, Second Hand.
Tags: Documentary, Economy.
Morton Feldman - Last Pieces
Performed by Stephane Ginsburgh: Palais de Mari for piano / Intermission 6 for two pianos / Last Pieces for piano. From Sub Rosa’s Unclassical series.
Label: Sub Rosa / SR189
Artist: Morton Feldman
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Avant-Garde, Composers, USA.
Kevin Macdonald - My Enemy’s Enemy
A look at the history of one-time Gestapo commander Klaus Barbie, infamously known as “The Butcher of Lyon.” This documentary’s main focus wil..(read more)
Label: Afilm / DS92623
Artist: Kevin Macdonald
Medium: DVD
Categories: Films, Second Hand.
Tag: Documentary.
