A Trick of the Light (1995)
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. The film tells the story of the Skladanowsky Brothers, the German-born duo responsible for inventing the "bioskop", an early version of the film projector.
Director: Wim Wenders
https://www.hff-muenchen.de/en_EN/film-detail/die-gebrueder-skladanowsky.1548
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Udo Kier as Max Skladanowsky |
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Otto Kuhnle as Emil Skladanowsky |
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Christoph Merg as Eugen Skladanowsky / Jongleur (Der Jongleur) |
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Nadine Büttner as Gertrud Skladanowsky |
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Lucie Hürtgen-Skladanowsky as Herself |
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Bodo Werner Lang as Postbote |
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Rüdiger Vogler as Hochradfahrer |
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Alfred Sczczot as Spion |
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Wim Wenders as Regisseur / Milchmann |
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Jürgen Jürges as Self |
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Germán Kral as Kamera-Assistent |
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Barbara Rohm as Tonfrau |
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Florian Gallenberger as Ton-Assistent |
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Marianna Kawka as Josephine Skladanowky |
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Hans Moser as Direktor Baron |
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Thomas Rosié as Direktor Dorn |
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Brygida Ochaim as Mademoiselle Ancion / Tänzerin (Serpentintanz) |
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Manfred Wopalka as Auguste Lumière |
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Jürgen Schumann as Louis Lumière |
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Rolf Zacher as Max Skladanowsky (voice) |
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Wiebke Bayer as Tänzerin (Italienischer Bauerntanz) |
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Larissa H. Gomez as Tänzerin (Italienischer Bauerntanz) |
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Michael Krauss as Darsteller (Komisches Reck) |
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Diego Patschenko as Darsteller (Komisches Reck) |
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Angelika Kraml as Boxerin (Das boxende Känguruh) |
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Lali Kovacz as Akrobat (Akrobatisches Potpourri) / Ringer (Ringkampf) |
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Leon Jürges as Akrobat (Akrobatisches Potpourri) |
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Lena Rüssman as Akrobat (Akrobatisches Potpourri) |
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Daniele Drobny as Acrobat (Akrobatisches Potpourri) |
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Stefan Barber as Tänzer (Kamarinskaja) |
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George Inci as Tänzer (Kamarinskaja) / Ringer (Ringkampf) |
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Mehmet Ali Ceyhanli as Tänzer (Kamarinskaja) |
| Directing | Wim Wenders | Director |
| Writing | Sebastian Andrae | Writer |
| Writing | Henrick Heckmann | Writer |
| Writing | Veit Helmer | Writer |
| Writing | Germán Kral | Writer |
| Writing | Barbara Rohm | Writer |
| Writing | Alina Teodorescu | Writer |
| Writing | Wim Wenders | Writer |
| Writing | Florian Gallenberger | Writer |
| Camera | Jürgen Jürges | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Peter Przygodda | Editor |
| Sound | Laurent Petitgand | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Wim Wenders | Producer |
| Production | Veit Helmer | Producer |
| Production | Wolfgang Längsfeld | Producer |
| Directing | Sebastian Andrae | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Sorin Dorian Drăgoi | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Peter Fuchs | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Carsten Funke | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Florian Gallenberger | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Markus Hansen | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Henrick Heckmann | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Veit Helmer | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Germán Kral | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Björn Kurt | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Bodo Werner Lang | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Eva Munz | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Stephan Puchner | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Barbara Rohm | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Britta Sauer | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Alina Teodorescu | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Matthias Lehmann | Assistant Director |
