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A Trick of the Light(Movie, 1995)

Original title: "Die Gebrüder Skladanowsky" (German/DE)
1h 19min | Genre: Drama
A Trick of the LightRating: 2.8/5 (with 66 votes)
A Trick of Light (German: Die Gebrüder Skladanowsky) is a 1995 German biographical film directed by Wim Wenders. The film was made with the students of the University of Television and Film Munich and is a combination of docudrama, fictional reenactment, and experimental photography to show the birth of cinema in Berlin where Max Skladanowsky and his brother Emil built a projector they called the Bioscop. ()
Movie poster of A Trick of the Light

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About A Trick of the Light

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.

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Additional Information

Official websites:
Production country: Germany
Original language: German (DE)
Spoken languages: German (DE)
Translated into 7 languages: German (DE), English (EN), French (FR), Italian (IT), Portuguese (PT), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 11/28/1995
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Les Lumière de Berlin"
"I fratelli Skladanowsky"
Keywords: biography

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