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. Don't forget her historic patent for a torpedo guided system from 1942 which serves today as the basis for mobile phones. The documentary contains interviews with Mickey Rooney, Lupita Kohner, Kenneth Anger and many other personal friends of Hedy. Besides, the 2-disc DVD offers Hedy Lamarr's legendary scandal film Ekstase in an uncut version.
The films
Hedy Lamarr: Secrets of a Hollywood Star - Switzerland/Germany/Canada 2005 - Directed and written by: Donatello Dubini, Fosco Dubini, Barbara Obermaier - Edited by: Fosco and Donatello Dubini - Photographed by: Edgar Donatello Dubini - With: Jan-Christopher Horak, Lupita Kohner, Hans Janitschek, Mickey Rooney, Kenneth Anger - Produced by: Tre Valli Filmproduktion / Dubini Filmproduktion / Obermaier Filmproduktion / MI Films Inc. - Premiere: January 22, 2006 (Fipa)
Ekstase - Czechoslovakia/Austria 1933 - Directed by: Gustav Machatý - Written by: Gustav Machatý, Frantisek Horký - Cinematography by: Hans Androschin, Jan Stallich - Music by: Giuseppe Becce - Cast: Hedy Lamarr, Aribert Mog, Zvonimir Rogoz, Leopold Kramer, Emil Jerman - Produced by: Elektafilm - Premiere: January 20, 1933
DVD features (2-disc DVD)
DVD 1
- Hedy Lamarr: Secrets of a Hollywood Star 2005, 85'
- Chapter selection
- Hollywood Hairdresser - Eric Root 2006, 13'
- Trailer Jean Seberg: American Actress 1995, 5'
- Trailer Thomas Pynchon: A Journey Into the Mind of 2001, 3'
- Trailer Hedy Lamarr: Secrets of a Hollywood Star 2006, 1'
- Dokuments, photos and filmography of Hedy Lamarr as ROM features
- 4-page booklet with essays about the film
DVD 2
- Extase 1933, 79'
- Chapter selection
- Lobby cards and stills
- Essays by Uli Jung and Armin Loacker about the production history and the different versions of the film as ROM features
DVD edited by: Bonner Kinemathek, Filmmuseum Muenchen and Goethe-Institut Muenchen
DVD authoring: Ralph Schermbach
DVD supervision: Stefan Drößler
First edition June 2008
