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Film Before Film (1987)

ALL 03/26/1987 (de) Documentary 83 Min
  • Release
    03/26/1987
  • Production
    Werner Nekes Filmproduktion
  • Rotten tomato
    81%
  • Original title
    Was geschah wirklich zwischen den Bildern?
  • Original language
    de
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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Overview

An exhilarating and amusing encyclopedic look at the "prehistory" of cinema. Werner Nekes charts the fascination with moving pictures which led to the birth of film, covering shadow plays, peep shows, flip books, flicks, magic lanterns, lithopanes, panoramic, scrolls, colorful forms of early animation, and numerous other historical artiffices. Working with these formats, early "producers" created melodramas, comedies, -- as well as lots of pornography -- anticipating most of the forms known today. Nekes probes these colorful toys and inventions in a rich and rewarding optical experience. Film Before Film is a bewildering assault of exotic (and sometimes erotic) images and illusions.

  1. Werner Nekes

    Director

  2. Story

  4. Producer



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  1. Werner Nekes

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Film Before Film (1987) 83 Min

ALL 03/26/1987 (de)
Documentary
  • Release 03/26/1987
  • Production
    Werner Nekes Filmproduktion
  • Original title Was geschah wirklich zwischen den Bildern?
  • de
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

An exhilarating and amusing encyclopedic look at the "prehistory" of cinema. Werner Nekes charts the fascination with moving pictures which led to the birth of film, covering shadow plays, peep shows, flip books, flicks, magic lanterns, lithopanes, panoramic, scrolls, colorful forms of early animation, and numerous other historical artiffices. Working with these formats, early "producers" created melodramas, comedies, -- as well as lots of pornography -- anticipating most of the forms known today. Nekes probes these colorful toys and inventions in a rich and rewarding optical experience. Film Before Film is a bewildering assault of exotic (and sometimes erotic) images and illusions.

  1. Werner Nekes

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Astrid Nicklaus

    Editor

  4. Producer



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