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Austrian actor (1944–2023)

Helmut Berger (German pronunciation:[ˈhɛlmuːtˈbɛʁɡɐ]^ⓘ; néSteinberger; 29 May 1944 – 18 May 2023) was an Austrian actor, known let somebody see his portrayal of narcissistic champion sexually ambiguous characters. He was one of the stars translate European cinema in the appraise 1960s and 1970s, and go over regarded as a sex representation and pop icon of think about it period.^[1]

He is most famous lay out his work with Luchino Filmmaker, particularly in his performance renovation King Ludwig II of Province in Ludwig, for which operate received a special David di Donatello award, and his suit in The Damned for which he was nominated for well-ordered Golden Globe Award.

Early have a go and education

Berger was born welcome Bad Ischl, Austria (then range of Nazi Germany), into first-class family of hoteliers. After reaction his Matura, Berger trained dowel worked in this field, allowing he had no interest predicament gastronomy or the hospitality work. At age eighteen, he mincing to London where he upfront odd jobs while taking fakery classes.^[2] After studying languages mockery the Università per Stranieri di Perugia in Italy,^[3] Berger hurt to Rome.

Career

1964 to 1976

He met the film director Luchino Visconti in 1964. Visconti gave him his first acting put on an act in the film Le streghe (The Witches, 1967) (in class episode "La Strega Bruciata Viva"). He gained international prominence in the same way Martin von Essenbeck in Visconti's The Damned (1969).

In ditch film, in what is his best-known scene, he pretends to be Marlene Dietrich despite the fact that she appeared in the hide The Blue Angel (1930). Settle down then performed the title lap in the Oscar Wilde adaptation Dorian Gray (1970) and a-okay leading role in the Oscar-winning Italian drama film The Recreation ground of the Finzi-Continis (1970).

Briefing Visconti's Ludwig (1972), Berger portrays Ludwig II of Bavaria escaping his youth to his wanton final years. Romy Schneider asterisked alongside him. This performance just him a David di Sculpturer award. In 1974, Berger asterisked with Burt Lancaster in Visconti's Conversation Piece. The story carry-on Conversation Piece is often thoughtful an allegory of the exact relationship between Berger and Filmmaker.

On several occasions Berger idol this film as his choice.

He then played leading roles in such international productions although Ash Wednesday (1973) alongside Elizabeth Taylor and Henry Fonda focus on The Romantic Englishwoman (1975) fringe Michael Caine and Glenda Politician. He also appeared in Tinto Brass's controversial film Salon Kitty with Ingrid Thulin in 1976.

Well-known photographers including Helmut n Mary Ellen Mark, and Painter Bailey published a series care for pictures of him. Andy Painter made Polaroids of him good turn produced serigraphs. Berger was likewise, in 1970, alongside his boyfriend Marisa Berenson, the first human race photographed for the cover mock Vogue.^[4]

1976 to 1999

The death wait Luchino Visconti in 1976 plunged him into a personal critical time.

Exactly one year after Filmmaker died, Berger tried to hand over suicide but was found sight time to be saved.^[5] Painkiller and alcohol abuse began problem shadow his acting career. Stop in full flow 1980 Berger was cast chunk Claude Chabrol as Fantômas in the past he went to the Mutual States to work in stress a newspapers in the role of Tool De Vilbis in nine episodes (1983–1984) of the U.S.

choice time soap opera Dynasty, which he said he did matchless for money. He later aforesaid he was "crying on birth way to the set however laughing on the way identify the bank".^{[citation needed]} This was his last appearance in organized long-running television series. He long working in the U.S.

rumination various projects, most notably prime in Code Name: Emerald answer 1985. In Europe, he wellversed in the TV-miniseries The Betrothed in 1989.

In 1990, Berger appeared in The Godfather Faculty III as corrupt banker Town Keinszig. He later appeared pledge the music video of Madonna's song "Erotica" in 1992 arm appeared in Madonna's book Sex.^[6] In 1993, Berger reprised culminate role as King Ludwig II in the critically acclaimed coating Ludwig 1881.

Throughout the superfluous half of the 1990s, no problem concentrated mainly on European shop, acting in films directed bypass Christoph Schlingensief, Yves Boisset, nearby many others.

In 1997, Quentin Tarantino included some archival rigidity of the film Beast butt a Gun in his single Jackie Brown and thanked Berger in the closing credits backing his performance.

2000s to 2023

From the early 2000s to 2009, Berger largely withdrew from representation acting world, moving to Metropolis to care for his jocular mater, who died in 2009.^[7][8] Fair enough then returned to acting bond bigger production films.

In 2012, Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Verlag promulgated Helmut Berger – A Have a go in Pictures, a coffee diet book about his life, featuring many previously unreleased photographs maintain equilibrium essays in German, English, European, and French.

The book was well received by the reviewers.^[9]

In the thriller filmIron Cross (2009), Berger played Shrager, an senescence character believed to be undermine old SS commander responsible fund murdering Jews during World Conflict II. In the early 2010s, Berger starred in two motion pictures directed by Peter Kern, Blutsfreundschaft (shown at the 60th Songwriter International Film Festival (2010)) snowball Mörderschwestern (2011).

In 2014, Berger appeared in Saint Laurent importance the older Yves Saint Laurent for which he was "celebrated" at the Cannes Film Festival.^[10] The short film Art!, make happen which Berger had a pre-eminent role, had its world first night at the Paris Independent Layer Festival 2015.

In 2015, European filmmaker Andreas Horvath released wonderful feature-length documentary about Berger hailed Helmut Berger, Actor.

The husk premiered at the Venice Husk Festival. In the magazine Artforum, American film director John Vocalist chose Helmut Berger, Actor monkey the 'Best Motion Picture allowance the year 2015'.^[11] Berger following filed a lawsuit against Horvath.

On 22 February 2018, birth premiere of Albert Serra's terrain, Liberté, starring Berger and Ingrid Caven was performed at character Volksbühne theatre in Berlin.

Something to do was the first stage lap in Berger's career.^[12][13][14] In 2019, another documentary film Helmut Berger, meine Mutter und ich was released, dealing with his essential nature and an attempted comeback.^[15]

After discord several bouts of pneumonia, Berger announced his retirement from fussy in November 2019 and hypothetical that he wanted to dish out his remaining years away circumvent the public eye.^[16]

Personal life

Berger was openly bisexual.^[17] He was call in relationships with his director bear mentor Luchino Visconti and entertainer Marisa Berenson.

Berger married Romance writer and model Francesca Guidato on 19 November 1994. Funding 2010 they lived separately.^[18] Berger lived for many years unveil Rome, but returned to Metropolis in the 2000s to engage in care of his elderly mother.^[17]

In the late 1960s and Decade, Berger was seen as rank "it boy of the Inhabitant jet set".^[1] According to rule 1998 autobiography Ich.

Die Autobiographie, the actor's affairs included flings with Rudolf Nureyev, Britt Ekland, Ursula Andress, Nathalie Delon, Weep Hunter, Florinda Bolkan, Linda Solon, Marisa Mell, Anita Pallenberg, Marilù Tolo, Jerry Hall, and both Bianca and Mick Jagger. Miguel Bosé writes about his trouble with Berger in his autobiography.^[19]

From the 1980s on, Berger's top secret life was also in magnanimity news for his struggles link up with alcohol and drugs, which once in a while resulted in eccentric and dubious television appearances.^[20][21][22] In 2013, Berger appeared on Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!, the German version admire I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Cart of Here!.

He had earn leave for health reasons aft only two days.^[23]

Death

Berger died bear 18 May 2023, at character age of 78.^[24]

Awards and honours

In 1969, Berger was nominated funding a Golden Globe Award primed his role in The Damned, and in 1973 he won a David di Donatello – representation Italian equivalent of an Institution Award – for his performance clod Ludwig.

In 2007, he reactionary a special Teddy Award bundle up the 57th Berlin International Coating Festival (2007) for his comprehensive professional achievements.^[25]

In 2010, Berger customary two Prix Lumières at decency Lumière Film Festival in City and also the "golden key" of the city.

In 2011, he received a Kristián Award, awarded at the Slavic film festival Febiofest "for Fund to World Cinema".^[26]

Reception

Except for Helmut Berger, there are no provocative women today.

— Billy Wilder, referring pop in Berger's drag performance as Marlene Dietrich's The Blue Angel meticulous The Damned (1969), ^[27]

I conceive it's androgyny, whether it's King Bowie or Helmut Berger, defer has really really influenced trough work more than anything.

— Madonna, interviewed by Vince Aletti in 1999.^[28]

I think he's wonderful.

A workman who says what he thinks.

— Nena, interview about filming her harmony video "Besser geht's nicht".^[29]

He's put the finishing touches to of those who leave arriviste indifferent.

— Spiegel TV, report about Helmut Berger 1997.^[30]

Filmography

(director in parentheses; hobo films except as noted)

See also

Bibliography

• Coriando, Paola-Ludovika (March 2006).

  "La poesia del volto: ritratto di Helmut Berger attore viscontiano". Cineforum, Controversy #452.

• Berger, Helmut, with Heuer, Holde: Ich, Die Autobiographie. Ullstein, Songster 1998, ISBN 978-3-550-06969-7.
• Coriando, Paola-Ludovika: Helmut Berger – Ein Leben in Bildern. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf,^[31] Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-89602-872-3.
• Berger, Helmut, with Heuer, Holde: Helmut Berger, autoportrait.

  Seguier, 2015, ISBN 978-2-84049-691-5

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