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.


A Trick of the Light (1995)
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Udo Kier
Max Skladanowsky

Otto Kuhnle
Emil Skladanowsky
CM
Christoph Merg
Eugen Skladanowsky / Jongleur (Der Jongleur)
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Nadine Büttner
Gertrud Skladanowsky
LH
Lucie Hürtgen-Skladanowsky
Herself
BWL
Bodo Werner Lang
Postbote

Rüdiger Vogler
Hochradfahrer
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Alfred Sczczot
Spion

Wim Wenders
Regisseur / Milchmann