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Disc: 12AA-A6E1-3596-CD8D (DVD)
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Region 1
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| Production
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1995
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| Rating: |
NR
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| Running
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76 min.
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| DVD
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12/5/2006
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THINpak
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| Video
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Full Frame 1.33:1 |
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Single Sided, Dual Layered
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| SRP: |
$0.00
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Long fascinated with the ever-changing culture of world cinema, exploratory director Wim Wenders pays a visit to his alma mater in an effort to recreate magic and wonder of film in its most infantile state.
Working with several film students, Wenders uses archaic camerawork and black-and-white imagery to tell the story of the Skladanowsky Brothers, the German-born duo responsible for inventing the "bioskop," an early version of the film projector. The brothers experimented with silent film and slapstick comedy, simulataneously watching as the Lumiere brothers found fame and fortune through an invention very similar to their own.
A TRICK OF LIGHT is a rare gem of cinematic storytelling that weaves docudrama, fictional reenactment, and experimental photography into a powerful, reflective work on the early days of German cinema.
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Veit Helmer Filmproduktion
Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film Münche
Media Companies: Anchor Bay Entertainment
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| Features |
Scene Access
Audio Commentary
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| Audio
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German Dolby Digital Mono
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| Cast |
Nadine Buettner as Gertrud Skladanowsky
Lucie Hürtgen-Skladanowsky
George Inci as Russian dancer
Udo Kier as Max Skladanowsky
Otto Kuhnle as Emil Skladanowsky
Bodo Werner Lang as Postman
Christoph Merg as Eugen Skladanowsky
Alfred Sczczot
Rüdiger Vogler
Wim Wenders as Milkman |
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| Crew |
Direction:
Wim Wenders: Director
Production:
Veit Helmer: Producer
Wolfgang Längsfeld: Producer
Cinematography:
Jürgen Jürges: Director of Photography
Film Editing:
Peter Przygodda: Film Editor
Music:
Laurent Petitgand: Composer
Sound:
Christian Wegner: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
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