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A Trick of the Light

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Calorie Rating: 111
Released: 1995-11-28
Running Time: 79 Minutes
Homepage: https://www.hff-muenchen.de/en_EN/film-detail/die-gebrueder-skladanowsky.1548
Studios: Wim Wenders Stiftung, Bundesministerium des Inneren (BMI), Veit Helmer-Filmproduktion, Wim Wenders Productions, BR, Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München,


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 / Directors

Wim Wenders
Director
Sebastian Andrae
Assistant Director
Sorin Dorian Drăgoi
Assistant Director

Peter Fuchs
Assistant Director
Carsten Funke
Assistant Director
Florian Gallenberger
Assistant Director

Markus Hansen
Assistant Director
Henrick Heckmann
Assistant Director
Veit Helmer
Assistant Director

Germán Kral
Assistant Director
Björn Kurt
Assistant Director
Bodo Werner Lang
Assistant Director

Eva Munz
Assistant Director
Stephan Puchner
Assistant Director
Barbara Rohm
Assistant Director

Britta Sauer
Assistant Director
Alina Teodorescu
Assistant Director
Matthias Lehmann
Assistant Director


Cast

Udo Kier
Character: Max Skladanowsky
Otto Kuhnle
Character: Emil Skladanowsky
Christoph Merg
Character: Eugen Skladanowsky / Jongleur (Der Jongleur)

Nadine Büttner
Character: Gertrud Skladanowsky
Lucie Hürtgen-Skladanowsky
Character: Herself
Bodo Werner Lang
Character: Postbote

Rüdiger Vogler
Character: Hochradfahrer
Alfred Sczczot
Character: Spion
Wim Wenders
Character: Regisseur / Milchmann

Jürgen Jürges
Character: Self
Germán Kral
Character: Kamera-Assistent
Barbara Rohm
Character: Tonfrau

Florian Gallenberger
Character: Ton-Assistent
Marianna Kawka
Character: Josephine Skladanowky
Hans Moser
Character: Direktor Baron

Thomas Rosié
Character: Direktor Dorn
Brygida Ochaim
Character: Mademoiselle Ancion / Tänzerin (Serpentintanz)
Manfred Wopalka
Character: Auguste Lumière

Jürgen Schumann
Character: Louis Lumière
Rolf Zacher
Character: Max Skladanowsky (voice)
Wiebke Bayer
Character: Tänzerin (Italienischer Bauerntanz)

Larissa H. Gomez
Character: Tänzerin (Italienischer Bauerntanz)
Michael Krauss
Character: Darsteller (Komisches Reck)
Diego Patschenko
Character: Darsteller (Komisches Reck)

Angelika Kraml
Character: Boxerin (Das boxende Känguruh)
Lali Kovacz
Character: Akrobat (Akrobatisches Potpourri) / Ringer (Ringkampf)
Leon Jürges
Character: Akrobat (Akrobatisches Potpourri)

Lena Rüssman
Character: Akrobat (Akrobatisches Potpourri)
Daniele Drobny
Character: Acrobat (Akrobatisches Potpourri)
Stefan Barber
Character: Tänzer (Kamarinskaja)

George Inci
Character: Tänzer (Kamarinskaja) / Ringer (Ringkampf)
Mehmet Ali Ceyhanli
Character: Tänzer (Kamarinskaja)


Production and Crew



Jürgen Jürges
Director of Photography

Laurent Petitgand
Original Music Composer
Wim Wenders
Producer

Veit Helmer
Producer