Documentary about Italian cinema.
Documentary about Marilyn Monroe: 1962: America loses its blonde icon. Marilyn Monroe dies under mysterious circumstances. How did she die? The police report states: probable suicide. But there are many things that point to murder: a corpse draped too beautifully, an investigation that was cut short, evidence that disappeared. Plus Marilyn's affairs with the then US President John F. Kennedy and his brother Bobby. What really happened on that fateful summer night? After her housekeeper discovers the body, six hours pass before the police are called. She finds a beautifully draped corpse, sleeping pills in the blood but no pill residue in the stomach, witnesses who seem uncertain. The first investigator thinks about murder - and is taken off the case. Today no police files can be found.
A parade of well-known actors and directors from Germany
Ekchart Schmidt examines the machinery behind the dream factory; the Hollywood myth is unmasked. How does the studio industry work? What role does marketing and the hype surrounding the stars play?
Documentary about Hollywood.
Documentary about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
What happens when famous directors stage an opera? Eckhart Schmidt shows successful and failed attempts.
Documentary by Eckhart Schmidt.
Documentary about Ray Bradbury
Documentary about the 2004 movie 'Der Untergang' aka. 'Downfall'
Documentary about Marilyn Monroe.
Hollywood would be nothing without them: without the stars, who combine a lot of light and shadow, who act as rebels not only in front of but also behind the camera.
The love goddess tries it in Trieste.
TV review of a litany of Hollywood impropriety.
Once before, the ravishing lake mermaid Undine has warned her lover Raoul. Their humid-romantic fairy-tale love is in danger because Raoul's brother wants to destroy the pristine mountain lake idyll with an ambitious hotel project. Undine defends her paradise. She is alluring, but also perverse and unpredictable. She can give a lot of love, but she can also kill.
Documentary by Eckhart Schmidt.
Documentary about the Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles.
Female fans are flocking to pop star Nik's feet. But when he announces that he is madly in love with Sarah and wants to marry her, there is an outcry from his fans. In view of Nik's popularity rating, the record company fears a slump in sales. So they stage a "meet your star" contest in which three ladies want to do everything they can to get the superstar away from Sarah. Can Nik remain faithful...?
The poems of the Bavarian King about love and death and the beauty of Italy.
Documentary by Eckhart Schmidt.