Eckhart Schmidt

The hero-worship that Simone has for a pop singer is built to a crescendo until she passes out when she finally sees him up-close in a crowd of fans. She is later shocked when he lets her know that he does not love her.

The history of italo disco, a musical genre that conquered the world during the incredible eighties, the most cybernetic decade; a style that was not just another kind of dance-pop music, but also the origin of an aesthetic, a true social phenomenon and the creative center of a very profitable industry.

A documentary about German cinema from 1960 to 1990. It follows "Verfluchte Liebe deutscher Film."

Schmidt follows the 27 miles of the “street of life” to Pacific Palisades, where the boulevard ends at the ocean. While interviews with celebrities from show and film document the well-known glamorous side of Sunset Boulevard, Schmidt also witnesses the transformation in the wake of a gigantic investment boom

Documentary about female opera stars.

Young Patricia wanders through a Viennese night full of lust for love, visions of drugs and violence, gleaming frenzy and dark alleys.

The hero-worship that Simone has for a pop singer is built to a crescendo until she passes out when she finally sees him up-close in a crowd of fans. She is later shocked when he lets her know that he does not love her.

The hero-worship that Simone has for a pop singer is built to a crescendo until she passes out when she finally sees him up-close in a crowd of fans. She is later shocked when he lets her know that he does not love her.

Schmidt follows the 27 miles of the “street of life” to Pacific Palisades, where the boulevard ends at the ocean. While interviews with celebrities from show and film document the well-known glamorous side of Sunset Boulevard, Schmidt also witnesses the transformation in the wake of a gigantic investment boom

Schmidt follows the 27 miles of the “street of life” to Pacific Palisades, where the boulevard ends at the ocean. While interviews with celebrities from show and film document the well-known glamorous side of Sunset Boulevard, Schmidt also witnesses the transformation in the wake of a gigantic investment boom

Documentary about female opera stars.

Documentary about female opera stars.

Young Patricia wanders through a Viennese night full of lust for love, visions of drugs and violence, gleaming frenzy and dark alleys.

Young Patricia wanders through a Viennese night full of lust for love, visions of drugs and violence, gleaming frenzy and dark alleys.

A girl reads and discusses about 20 poems.

Documentary about Alfred Hitchcocks infatuation with blondes.

Documentary about Alfred Hitchcocks infatuation with blondes.

Paintings and poetry about the end of it all.

Paintings and poetry about the end of it all.

Four mythical stories in a contemporary way.

Four mythical stories in a contemporary way.

Four mythical stories in a contemporary way.

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?

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?

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?

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...

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...

Countless valuable info of Der Untegang's production as choice of St. Peterburg, how the German producers have been envisioned this upper-class movie as final world about all happenings carried out at bunker upon Traudl Junge's notes.

Countless valuable info of Der Untegang's production as choice of St. Peterburg, how the German producers have been envisioned this upper-class movie as final world about all happenings carried out at bunker upon Traudl Junge's notes.

Countless valuable info of Der Untegang's production as choice of St. Peterburg, how the German producers have been envisioned this upper-class movie as final world about all happenings carried out at bunker upon Traudl Junge's notes.

A documentary about Jerry Lewis directed by Eckhart Schmidt.

A documentary about Jerry Lewis directed by Eckhart Schmidt.

A documentary about Jerry Lewis directed by Eckhart Schmidt.

Documentary about Carrol Baker and her 50 years of movies, shows and more.

Documentary about Carrol Baker and her 50 years of movies, shows and more.

Documentary about Carrol Baker and her 50 years of movies, shows and more.

A group of female aliens abduct men by sleeping with them.

A group of female aliens abduct men by sleeping with them.

A group of female aliens abduct men by sleeping with them.

Three episodes depict events that actually took place in the years before the film was made. Three true‐life dramas explore teacher–student taboos: 1. Monika: A young teacher’s love for his pregnant 17‐year‐old student leads to his self‐incrimination amid legal peril. 2. Sybille: A 15‐year‐old fabricates a scandalous affair with her bachelor principal, ending in his suicide. 3. Fantasie: A 13‐year‐old boy’s infatuation with his teacher drives him to violence and a troubled return to reality.

Documentary about Italian cinema.

Documentary about Italian cinema.

Documentary about Italian cinema.

This 82-minute 1991 documentary by Eckhart Schmidt features a 1980 interview with Douglas Sirk in which he reflects on his career.

This 82-minute 1991 documentary by Eckhart Schmidt features a 1980 interview with Douglas Sirk in which he reflects on his career.

This 82-minute 1991 documentary by Eckhart Schmidt features a 1980 interview with Douglas Sirk in which he reflects on his career.