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.
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Werner Nekes
Crew: Werner Nekes (Director), Astrid Nicklaus (Editor), Anthony Moore (Original Music Composer), Serge Roman (Director of Photography), Christoph Schlingensief (Director of Photography), Bernd Upnmoor (Director of Photography)
Country: Germany
Language: Deutsch
Studio: Werner Nekes Filmproduktion
Runtime: 83 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Mar 26, 1987
IMDb: 2.9
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