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
Central Office of Information - Police and Thieves
The Central Office of Information (COI) was established in April 1946 and has produced thousands of films that reflected the culture and concerns of the nation...(read more)
Label: British Film Institute / BFIVD860
Artist: Central Office of Information
Medium: 2DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Compilations, Documentary, History.
John Akomfrah - The Nine Muses
Twenty-five years after the end of the Trojan War, Odysseus still has not returned home. So his son, Telemachus, sets off an epic journey in search of his lost ..(read more)
Label: British Film Institute / 5055159200349
Artist: John Akomfrah
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tag: Documentary.
Margaret Walters - Feminism – A Very Short Introduction
Historical account that looks at the roots of feminism, voting rights, and the liberation of the sixties, and analyzes the current situation of women across Eur..(read more)
Publisher: Oxford University Press / ISBN: 9780192805102
Author: Margaret Walters
Medium: Book
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Female Icons, Feminism, Politics, Sociology.
