Raphaela Film

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.

A parade of well-known actors and directors from Germany

Documentary by Eckhart Schmidt.

Documentary about Ray Bradbury

Budd Boetticher talks about the Ranown Cycle, a collection of low-budget westerns of the late 1950s.

Documentary about Hollywood.

Daniel and Clara are on a vacation in Italy. In the form of the mysterious "Sandman" Coppola, a figure from Daniel's childhood, returns to haunt him, while he succumbs to an obsessive love with an enigmatic woman of strange beauty: Olympia, who might be far more than she first appears to be...

A documentary about director Budd Boetticher.

Documentary about the American actress Tippi Hedren.

Documentary about Italian cinema.

Documentary about the history of German television.

Documentary about James Ellroy

A documentary about stage and film director Julie Taymor

Film noir, which enjoyed particular success in the 1930s and 1940s, is probably the most profound genre of classic Hollywood cinema. Eckhart Schmidt tries to show the background and developments and speaks, among others, with directors such as Richard Fleischer and Robert Wise as well as with "femme fatale" actresses. Filmmakers of the following generations explain how the style and themes of noir continue to shape cinema today.

Starting out as e-mail pen pals, Daniel and Laura soon fall in love. Only problem is that she lives in Germany and he lives in Los Angeles. When they finally arrange to meet in person, they discover that there is no chemistry between them.

A writer's fantasy goes erotic ways in Rome.

Documentary about the 2004 movie 'Der Untergang' aka. 'Downfall'

Documentary about Hollywood stars, paparazzis and professional photographers.

Documentary about the American actress Jane Russell.