Our bookclub read "The Only Woman in the Room" and I found that very superficial and disappointing. I walked away from that certain that Hedy Lamarr was far more complicated.
Thus that led me to this film which is certainly a more intricate tale, and one that is more than the hollow hagiography the book offered. Even with the ups and downs described in this documentary, one feels as though Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler still escapes us. Never mind the New York Post.
But then again the beauty of frequency hopping is found in how crucial variety is, and how a message can be as mixed as the signals it is transmitted on. And overtime those signals get partially amplified, partially distorted, and ultimately lost.
Hedy's daughter and (younger) son seemed to speak well of their complicated Mom. Personally I'd rate that above even a Navy patent.
Thus that led me to this film which is certainly a more intricate tale, and one that is more than the hollow hagiography the book offered. Even with the ups and downs described in this documentary, one feels as though Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler still escapes us. Never mind the New York Post.
But then again the beauty of frequency hopping is found in how crucial variety is, and how a message can be as mixed as the signals it is transmitted on. And overtime those signals get partially amplified, partially distorted, and ultimately lost.
Hedy's daughter and (younger) son seemed to speak well of their complicated Mom. Personally I'd rate that above even a Navy patent.