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- 2017
- Zeitgeist Films
- 1 h 28 m
- 2017
- Zeitgeist Films
- 1 h 28 m
Summary The world's most beautiful woman was also the secret inventor of secure wifi, bluetooth and GPS communications, but her arresting looks stood in the way of her being given the credit she deserved... until now.
Directed By: Alexandra Dean
Written By: Alexandra Dean
- 2017
- Zeitgeist Films
- 1 h 28 m
- 2017
- Zeitgeist Films
- 1 h 28 m
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
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Summary The world's most beautiful woman was also the secret inventor of secure wifi, bluetooth and GPS communications, but her arresting looks stood in the way of her being given the credit she deserved... until now.
Directed By: Alexandra Dean
Written By: Alexandra Dean
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
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85% Positive
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10% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
70
85% Positive
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
10% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
5% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
It fascinates both as film history and as a sobering reminder of how little credit a woman like Lamarr received, even at the peak of her popularity.
Certainly the details have been known and written about here and there, but director Alexandra Dean assembles them in an entertaining, and at times heartbreaking and infuriating, film.
Ms. Dean relates Lamarr’s ventures, those onscreen and off, with savvy and narrative snap, fluidly marshaling a mix of original interviews and archival material that includes film clips, home movies and other footage.
Lamarr wasn’t without demons, but to look at the entirety of her life in context along its volatile trajectory of highs and lows is to understand she was a victim of chauvinistic times.
It’s a totally serviceable, if disappointingly uncinematic, film about a singular celebrity.
Never taken seriously in her lifetime – and manipulated by powerful men like studio mogul Louis B. Mayer (sound familiar?) – Lamar never got the recognition she deserved for inventing what became a cornerstone of the wireless technology used today in WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS.
The film curiously steers toward surmising Hedy Lamarr's psychological state as it pertained to love and pleasure.
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Production Company
Reframed Pictures
Release Date Nov 24, 2017
Duration 1 h 28 m
Genres
Tagline Icon. Immigrant. Inventor. In her own words.
Awards
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Nantucket Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
