Film Before Film (1986)
- Original title
- Was geschah wirklich zwischen den Bildern?
- Directed by
- Werner Nekes
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Rating
- 8.4 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This documentary catalogs optical toys and devices from before the invention of film, like shadow plays, flip books, and magic lanterns. Werner Nekes shows how these early formats created stories and spectacles that predicted modern movies.
playfulcuriouseducationalfast-pacedvisually busywhimsicalretroexplorative
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