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Hedy Lamarr: Filmgöttin - Antifaschistin - Erfinderin
Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000): Ein Teenager aus Döbling wurde in den 1930er-Jahren durch skandalöse Nacktszenen und die erste Darstellung eines weiblichen Orgasmus in der Filmgeschichte zum Arthouse-Filmstar. In Hollywood stieg sie kurzfristig zur größten Leinwandgöttin aller Zeiten auf. Als Jüdin und Hitler-Gegnerin erlebte sie die Zäsuren und Brüche fast des gesamten 20. Jahrhunderts. Heute gilt sie als Mrs. Bluetooth .
Die Historikerin Michaela Lindinger entkräftet auf Basis neuer Quellen gängige Klischees und Falschinformationen, porträtiert eine Frau mit Ecken und Kanten und zeichnet so völlig neues Bild der ehemals schönsten Frau der Welt .
Die Historikerin Michaela Lindinger entkräftet auf Basis neuer Quellen gängige Klischees und Falschinformationen, porträtiert eine Frau mit Ecken und Kanten und zeichnet so völlig neues Bild der ehemals schönsten Frau der Welt .
304 pages, Hardcover
Published September 23, 2019
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January 6, 2023
The book looks fine but it´s definitely not worth a read for three main reasons:
The author only uses ressources which fit into her perspective. She ignores almost everything positive ever written about Lamarr. The entire book is simply built upon on books, articles and documentaries available to almost anyone with the smallest interest in Lamarr´s life and career. Lindinger hasn´t done any interviews with film buffs, let alone family members or any kind of people who have been in personal contact with Hedy (or at least with someone else who actually knew her).
Lindinger points out how terribly Lamarr´s "autobiography" Ecstasy and Me has been written by a ghostwriter with a very bad reputation. (Hedy made the big mistake to take the money without reading what has been made of about 50 hrs interviews on tapes.)
On the other hand, Lindinger again and again mentions Lamarr´s "memories" from that book if it serves her intention to focus on the difficult and irritating sides of Lamarr.
The author has done a HORRID job concerning Hedy´s filmography. She probably hasn´t seen most of her movies. She completety ignores those films for which Lamarr got rave reviews even by people who usually dismissed her for other (actually weak) performances. Lindinger spends pages on Lamarr´s misconducted self-produced movies in the 50s but doesn´t even mention H.M. Pulham Esquire, Comrade X or Crossroads. (BTW, the author hasn't understood that Loves of Three Queens and Eterna Femina are the same movie.)
The writing is dry and witless. Lindinger has done really bad "research". I think it´s a good idea to put the Lamarr hype into a realistic point of view but this isn´t possible by ignoring her strong sides.
The author only uses ressources which fit into her perspective. She ignores almost everything positive ever written about Lamarr. The entire book is simply built upon on books, articles and documentaries available to almost anyone with the smallest interest in Lamarr´s life and career. Lindinger hasn´t done any interviews with film buffs, let alone family members or any kind of people who have been in personal contact with Hedy (or at least with someone else who actually knew her).
Lindinger points out how terribly Lamarr´s "autobiography" Ecstasy and Me has been written by a ghostwriter with a very bad reputation. (Hedy made the big mistake to take the money without reading what has been made of about 50 hrs interviews on tapes.)
On the other hand, Lindinger again and again mentions Lamarr´s "memories" from that book if it serves her intention to focus on the difficult and irritating sides of Lamarr.
The author has done a HORRID job concerning Hedy´s filmography. She probably hasn´t seen most of her movies. She completety ignores those films for which Lamarr got rave reviews even by people who usually dismissed her for other (actually weak) performances. Lindinger spends pages on Lamarr´s misconducted self-produced movies in the 50s but doesn´t even mention H.M. Pulham Esquire, Comrade X or Crossroads. (BTW, the author hasn't understood that Loves of Three Queens and Eterna Femina are the same movie.)
The writing is dry and witless. Lindinger has done really bad "research". I think it´s a good idea to put the Lamarr hype into a realistic point of view but this isn´t possible by ignoring her strong sides.
May 27, 2023
Tato kniha Hedy Lamarr rozhodně nešetří ani pro ni nehledá žádné výmluvy nebo obhajoby. Bez obalu ji popisuje jako frivolní, labilní, na lécích závislou a hamižnou rozhoďnožku se slepičím mozečkem, která sice je spoluautorkou důležitého vynálezu, přispěla k němu však pouze selským rozumem - což je přínos, který jí nikdo neupírá! - o nějakém jeho technickém zázemí však neměla nejmenší potuchy, což není nijak překvapivé vzhledem k tomu, že měla jen základní školu a kupříkladu ani netušila, kde se nachází Mexiko, i když v něm zrovna byla. To, že byla mizerná matka, mizerná herečka a mizerná obchodnice je taky konstatováno velmi věcně. Nevím, jestli kniha skutečně odráží život Hedviky Kieslerové takový, jaký byl, určitě ale nic nepřikrášluje.
August 9, 2024
Wenn auch nur die Hälfte stimmt was ich gelesen habe ist die österreichische Obsession mit Hedy Lamarr nicht gerechtfertigt.
Das Buch liest sich schnell und leicht und ist voll mit extra Informationen mit denen ich nicht gerechnet habe (JFK, Max Jacobson, Angela Lansbury...). Ich hatte Spaß es zu lesen!
Das Buch liest sich schnell und leicht und ist voll mit extra Informationen mit denen ich nicht gerechnet habe (JFK, Max Jacobson, Angela Lansbury...). Ich hatte Spaß es zu lesen!
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