Raphaela Film

Aspiring actors and actresses talk about making it in Hollywood and how they perceive this world. Casting directors and filmmakers also share their perspectives.

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.

Documentary about the director Budd Boetticher.

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?

Third part of Eckhart Schmidt's TreCamerone-trilogy.

Documentary by Eckhart Schmidt.

Documentary about Hollywood.

Documentary about the American architectural photographer Julius Shulman.

A parade of well-known actors and directors from Germany

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

Documentary about Marilyn Monroe: 1962: America loses its blonde icon. Marilyn Monroe dies under mysterious circumstances. How did she die? The police report states: probable suicide. But there are many things that point to murder: a corpse draped too beautifully, an investigation that was cut short, evidence that disappeared. Plus Marilyn's affairs with the then US President John F. Kennedy and his brother Bobby. What really happened on that fateful summer night? After her housekeeper discovers the body, six hours pass before the police are called. She finds a beautifully draped corpse, sleeping pills in the blood but no pill residue in the stomach, witnesses who seem uncertain. The first investigator thinks about murder - and is taken off the case. Today no police files can be found.

Documentary about Italian cinema.

A documentary about director Budd Boetticher.

A selfie-film.

About girls who live out their fantasies.

Documentary about the American actor Rod Steiger.

Elke Sommer talks about her career in the film and music business.

Documentary about the American actress Jane Russell.

Paintings and poetry about the end of it all.

Documentary by Eckhart Schmidt.