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