Monthly Film Series!
Wednesday, February 07, 2018 - Wednesday, February 07, 2018
Hot Docs and the Calgary International Film Festival present:
Doc Soup: Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Wednesday, February 07, 2018 @ 7:00 PM
Cineplex Eau Claire - 200 Barclay Parade SW, Calgary, Alberta
$15 General | $13 Student/Senior | $68 Subscription
Hedy Lemarr was an actress, admired and ridiculed for her wildlife, who was secretly a genius that changed the world.
The Hollywood star often referred to as “the most beautiful woman in the world” was infamous for her marriages and affairs, but few know the story of the brilliant mind who co-invented 1940's wireless technology.
Gaining a reputation as “ecstasy girl”, after starring in the first film to show a woman having an orgasm on screen, Lemarr made her way to Hollywood and became a sex icon in 1940s Hollywood. Songs were written about her beauty, Snow White and Cat Woman were modelled on her iconic look. She married six times and had affairs with everyone from Spencer Tracy to JFK.
Beyond her scandalous public life, in the midst of the Second World War, Lemarr spent her nights inventing. Her biggest success was contributing to a radio-control technology meant for 1940s-era torpedoes, which helped the Allies beat the Nazis and ultimately paved the way for secure cell phone communication, WiFi, Bluetooth, and drone warfare.
BOMBSHELL rediscovers Hedy Lemarr, not only as an actress but as a secret inventor who was well known for her looks but received no credit for her scientific contributions.
BOMBSHELL: THE HEDY LAMARR STORY is the fourth film in our 2017-18 Doc Soup Series co-presented with Hot Docs.
About Doc Soup Calgary
Doc Soup Calgary is a monthly feature-length documentary series presented in partnership with the Calgary International Film Festival and Hot Docs. The series is now in its 10th year and runs from November 2017 to April 2018. Screening on the first Wednesday of each month, Doc Soup Calgary brings six of the year's most talked-about docs to local audiences.
The screening dates for the 2017-18 season are:
Wednesday, November 1, 2017, 7 p.m. at Cineplex Eau Claire
Wednesday, December 6, 2017, 7 p.m. at Cineplex Eau Claire
Wednesday, January 3, 2018, 7 p.m. at Globe Cinema
Wednesday, February 7, 2018, 7 p.m. at Cineplex Eau Claire
Wednesday, March 7, 2018, 7 p.m. at Cineplex Eau Claire
Wednesday, April 4, 2018, 7 p.m. at Cineplex Eau Claire
Doc Soup Subscriptions are now SOLD OUT. Each film in the series is announced one month in advance. Single tickets to each film will be available for purchase at that time.
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