A Trick of the Light
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.
A Trick of the Light (1995)
Wim Wenders
At a glance
Countries
Germany
Ratings
TMDB users
6.1/10
17 votes
Rating consensus
61/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~61/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Udo Kier
Max Skladanowsky
Otto Kuhnle
Emil Skladanowsky
Christoph Merg
Eugen Skladanowsky / Jongleur (Der Jongleur)
Nadine Büttner
Gertrud Skladanowsky
Lucie Hürtgen-Skladanowsky
Herself
Bodo Werner Lang
Postbote
Rüdiger Vogler
Hochradfahrer
Alfred Sczczot
Spion
Wim Wenders
Regisseur / Milchmann
Jürgen Jürges
Self
Germán Kral
Kamera-Assistent
Barbara Rohm
Tonfrau
Community Ledger
No logs yet — yours would be the first on Risocast.
A Trick of the Light (1995)
Wim Wenders
Similar films & shows
From TMDB’s similar-title graph — shared genres, tone, cast, or who also watched this.
Sissi: The Young Empress
1956
Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress
1957
The Straight Story
1999
A Brief History of Time
1991
The Last King of Scotland
2006
The Pursuit of Happyness
2006
When My Sorrow Died: The Story of Armen Ra and The Theremin
2015
The Power of Good: Nicholas Winton
2003
First They Killed My Father
2017
Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton
2017
The Miracle Worker
1962
The Queen
2006