At a time when all the top-class tenors had left Germany, he was one of the few remaining singers in the thirties and forties who …
James Mason: The Classic Movie Actor (2.)
Continued from part one Although James Mason enjoyed some success in British cinemas in the mid-forties, he was anything but fond of the British film …
James Mason From Architect to Actor (1.)
When young James Mason began studying classical philology, who would have expected that he would one day become one of the most accomplished British character …
Louis de Funès: A Comedian on his Way to the Cinema (2.)
Continued from part one The comedian had a hard time leaving the theater stage behind: The theater had one great advantage. At every performance, a …
Louis de Funès: A Comedian is Born (1.)
He began his career not as an actor but as a pianist in various Parisian establishments: originally, de Funès was descended from Spanish immigrants who …
Jochen Rindt: The Unequalled Racing Driver
“Unknown Austrian beats [Graham] Hill at Crystal Palace Circuit”, is one of the headlines of the British press in 1964. The “unknown Austrian” had just …
Alfred Hitchcock: Master of the Cinema
He went down in film history as the “master of suspense”: building suspense in a film that keeps the viewer glued to the cinema seat …
Lambrusco: The legendary sparkling wine from Italy
Originally, Lambrusco was a peasant drink: harvesting the vines was a kind of “celebration” back then. The fruit was harvested and preserved, the pig was …
Max Lichtegg: The Universal Tenor (3.)
Continued from part two In 1949 Max Lichtegg celebrated a kind of “return to Vienna” – to the city where his musical career had begun. …