Romy Schneider: A Woman in Three Notes

Sep 21, 2008

1h 30m

★ 10.0

Overview

Documentary portrait of the actress Romy Schneider, in which director Frederick Baker tries to form an overall picture from the facets of image, myth, real life and screen persona.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Media Europa

Filmbäckerei, Fasolt-Baker KEG

StudioCanal

Image & Compagnie

Romy Schneider: A Woman in Three Notes Trailers

Cast

Self (archive footage)

Romy Schneider

Romy als Kleinkind

Elisa Fasolt

Synchron-Schwimmerin

Lisbeth Mahn

Narrator (voice)

Andy Woerz

(voice)

Julia Cencig

(voice)

Nina Strehlein

(voice)

Philipp Blom

(voice)

Christian Strasser

(voice)

Thomas Eichhorn

Self

Sarah Biasini

Self

Helmut Berger

Self

Audrey Dana

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