A Trick of the Light
1995A 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.
Acted in
Udo Kier
as Max Skladanowsky
Otto Kuhnle
as Emil Skladanowsky
Christoph Merg
as Eugen Skladanowsky / Jongleur (Der Jongleur)
Nadine Büttner
as Gertrud Skladanowsky
Lucie Hürtgen-Skladanowsky
as Herself
Bodo Werner Lang
as Postbote
Rüdiger Vogler
as Hochradfahrer
Alfred Sczczot
as Spion
Wim Wenders
as Regisseur / Milchmann
Jürgen Jürges
as Self
Germán Kral
as Kamera-Assistent
Barbara Rohm
as Tonfrau
Florian Gallenberger
as Ton-Assistent
Marianna Kawka
as Josephine Skladanowky
Hans Moser
as Direktor Baron
Thomas Rosié
as Direktor Dorn
Brygida Ochaim
as Mademoiselle Ancion / Tänzerin (Serpentintanz)
Manfred Wopalka
as Auguste Lumière
Jürgen Schumann
as Louis Lumière
Rolf Zacher
as Max Skladanowsky (voice)
Wiebke Bayer
as Tänzerin (Italienischer Bauerntanz)
Larissa H. Gomez
as Tänzerin (Italienischer Bauerntanz)
Michael Krauss
as Darsteller (Komisches Reck)
Diego Patschenko
as Darsteller (Komisches Reck)
Angelika Kraml
as Boxerin (Das boxende Känguruh)
Lali Kovacz
as Akrobat (Akrobatisches Potpourri) / Ringer (Ringkampf)
Leon Jürges
as Akrobat (Akrobatisches Potpourri)
Lena Rüssman
as Akrobat (Akrobatisches Potpourri)
Daniele Drobny
as Acrobat (Akrobatisches Potpourri)
Stefan Barber
as Tänzer (Kamarinskaja)
George Inci
as Tänzer (Kamarinskaja) / Ringer (Ringkampf)
Mehmet Ali Ceyhanli
as Tänzer (Kamarinskaja)