A Trick of the Light

(1995)

★ 6.2 IMDb · 19 votes

Genres: Drama, Documentary

Year: 1995

Runtime: 79 мин

Country: Germany

Director: Вим Вендерс

Cast: Удо Кир, Otto Kuhnle, Christoph Merg, Nadine Büttner, Lucie Hürtgen-Skladanowsky, Bodo Werner Lang, Rüdiger Vogler, Alfred Sczczot, Вим Вендерс, Jürgen Jürges

Plot

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.