Movie

A Trick of the Light

★ 6.2/10 · 19 votes 1995 1h 19m Released

DramaDocumentary

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.

Cast

Udo Kier Max Skladanowsky O Otto Kuhnle Emil Skladanowsky C Christoph Merg Eugen Skladanowsky / Jongl N Nadine Büttner Gertrud Skladanowsky L Lucie Hürtgen-Skladanowsky Herself B Bodo Werner Lang Postbote