A Trick of the Light
79 mins
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.
Otto Kuhnle
Emil Skladanowsky
Christoph Merg
Eugen Skladanowsky / Jongleur (Der Jongleur)
Nadine Büttner
Gertrud Skladanowsky
Lucie Hürtgen-Skladanowsky
Herself
Bodo Werner Lang
Postbote
Alfred Sczczot
Spion
Jürgen Jürges
Self
Germán Kral
Kamera-Assistent
Barbara Rohm
Tonfrau
Marianna Kawka
Josephine Skladanowky
Hans Moser
Direktor Baron
Thomas Rosié
Direktor Dorn
Brygida Ochaim
Mademoiselle Ancion / Tänzerin (Serpentintanz)
Manfred Wopalka
Auguste Lumière
Jürgen Schumann
Louis Lumière
Wiebke Bayer
Tänzerin (Italienischer Bauerntanz)
Larissa H. Gomez
Tänzerin (Italienischer Bauerntanz)
Michael Krauss
Darsteller (Komisches Reck)
Diego Patschenko
Darsteller (Komisches Reck)
Angelika Kraml
Boxerin (Das boxende Känguruh)
Lali Kovacz
Akrobat (Akrobatisches Potpourri) / Ringer (Ringkampf)
Leon Jürges
Akrobat (Akrobatisches Potpourri)
Lena Rüssman
Akrobat (Akrobatisches Potpourri)
Daniele Drobny
Acrobat (Akrobatisches Potpourri)
Stefan Barber
Tänzer (Kamarinskaja)
George Inci
Tänzer (Kamarinskaja) / Ringer (Ringkampf)
Mehmet Ali Ceyhanli
Tänzer (Kamarinskaja)
Sebastian Andrae
Writer
Veit Helmer
Writer
Barbara Rohm
Writer
Alina Teodorescu
Writer
Henrick Heckmann
Writer
Germán Kral
Writer
Matthias Lehmann
Assistant Director
Peter Fuchs
Assistant Director
Peter Przygodda
Editor
Henrick Heckmann
Assistant Director
Veit Helmer
Assistant Director
Eva Munz
Assistant Director
Laurent Petitgand
Original Music Composer
Sorin Dorian Drăgoi
Assistant Director
Jürgen Jürges
Director of Photography
Björn Kurt
Assistant Director
Bodo Werner Lang
Assistant Director
Britta Sauer
Assistant Director
Alina Teodorescu
Assistant Director
Carsten Funke
Assistant Director
Germán Kral
Assistant Director
Stephan Puchner
Assistant Director
Wolfgang Längsfeld
Producer
Veit Helmer
Producer
Markus Hansen
Assistant Director
Sebastian Andrae
Assistant Director
Barbara Rohm
Assistant Director