The Princess Sissi series of films is based on the story of Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria and Empress Elisabeth, and tells a romantic and moving love story. The film caused a sensation in Germany and Austria, and made Romei Schneider and Carl Heinz Böhm world-renowned stars.
At the end of the 1980s, the Shanghai Film Translation and Production Factory translated and produced the "Princess Xixi" trilogy, which was broadcast many times in theaters and television stations, causing great repercussions. The image of the beautiful and innocent Sissi, the handsome king Franz, can be said to be a household name in China. "Princess Sissi" was filmed in 1955, and the film's creators could not have imagined that more than 30 years later, this film about european court life would have such a huge influence in the East.
King Franz's actor, Carl Heinz Böhm, said in a 2008 interview with Deutsche Welle:
"I would love to take advantage of this interview to say a few heartfelt words about China. I co-produced four films with Romy Schneider, and the "Princess Sissi" trilogy became popular. Many in Germany considered the film to be superficial, Chinese first to recognize the value of Princess Sissi as a great entertainment film. Today, after 53 years of shooting the first part of the "Princess Sisi" trilogy, it is a great honor for Me to broadcast this film again on Chinese television. ”
Karl Heinz Böhm is remembered in the history of cinema and as a great humanitarian in German history.
Born on 16 March 1928 in Darmstadt, Germany, Karl Heinz Böhm holds dual German and Austrian citizenship. His mother was an Austrian soprano, and his father, Karl Böhm (1894-1981), was one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century, with names closely associated with Mozart, Beethoven, Wagner, and Strauss.
Karl with his father
In this musically rich family, Carl Heinz Böhm wanted to become a pianist, but the famous pianist William Buckhouse thought he was not talented enough and gave up his piano dream.
Karl Heinz Böhm studied philosophy at the University of Graz, Austria, and trained in theatrical performance in Vienna, and later performed at the Burger Theater and the Josefstadt Theater in Vienna.
Karl appeared on the silver screen in 1952 and starred in more than 50 films during his 28-year acting career. In 1955, he starred with Romey Schneider in "Princess Sissi", followed by "Sissi: The Young Queen" and "Sissi: The Fate of the Queen".
Karl has also performed in films in countries such as Britain, the United States, France and Italy, and is known for his role as a personable intellectual. He played the musician Schubert in the film "The Family of Three Girls" and Beethoven in "The Great Betrayer". He has collaborated many times with the famous German director Reiner Werner Fassbinder, and the perverted protagonist played in "Voyeur" is equally impressive.
In the eyes of the audience, Carl Heinz Böhm and Romi Schneider are a match made in heaven. Carl was 10 years older than Rothmi, and during the filming of the first part of Princess Sissi, the 17-year-old Rommy called him "Uncle Carl". It is said that during the filming of the second part, they had a relationship, but Carl was already married and the daughter was only a few months old, so the two only fell in love once in the film, and did not develop in reality.
Carl and Romey
In his diary, Romi Schneider said that the premiere of "Princess Sissi" was a great success, with a press conference at the Bavarian Hotel where they danced a double dance.
Just after 12 midnight, Karl Heinz left, and the thoughts of his wife and daughter Sissi beckoned him home. The daughter is only a few months old, and Carl Heinz made this film in honor of the little one, and when the little one was born, he gave her the name "Sissi". Her wife also happened to be called Elizabeth, and it seems that the names of the members of their family have a double meaning. ”
Carl and Romeo mother and daughter
In 1955, Romey and Karl were named the "Rising Star" of the German film industry that year, and the prize was a ceramic carriage, and Karl and his wife Elizabeth attended the banquet that night.
Karl once told Romey that you would become a very successful actor, and Romey was surprised to say in his diary that Carl would not become a great actor.
Romei held a ceramic carriage
Carl's first wife, Elizabeth, was a flight attendant, and the two met on a plane to Hamburg, married in 1954, gave birth to daughter Sissy, and divorced in 1957.
Karl with his first wife
When they divorced, it was the third part of "Princess Sissi", and Romei Schneider thought that it would be detrimental to both sides to continue working together, but they collaborated on Kitty and the Great World, which was a failure.
Kitty and the Great World
According to the Report of the Belgian Reporter, when Karl remarried later, he replied to the Belgian reporter: Romey is very good, but unfortunately I did not have the opportunity to be with her.
Karl's second wife, Polish singer Gudula Lau, was 12 years younger than him, and the two married in 1958, had three children, and divorced in 1962.
Karl with his second wife
His third wife, Barbara Rass, is a Polish actor, also 12 years younger than him, and her ex-husband is the famous director Romain Polanski. They married in 1963, had a daughter the following year, and divorced in 1980. Their daughter Casalina Böhm is also an actress.
Karl and his third wife
The fourth wife was an Ethiopian woman, Almaz, who married until Karl's death in 1991 and had a son and a daughter.
Carl and his fourth wife, son, and daughter
In 1981, Karl participated in the German television talk show "Do You Want to Challenge", and he bet that if each of the show's 18 million viewers were willing to donate a mark, I would personally take the money to the Sahara region of the African continent, hoping to see the money to ensure that no child died in the region for a year. As a result, Karl received a donation of 1.4 million marks.
Karl began asking which country in the Sahara was the poorest, and the answer was Chad, Sudan and Ethiopia. The former two countries did not accept Karl's donation, and on October 30, 1981, Karl went to Ethiopia with money, opening a new chapter in his life.
Karl owns a luxury villa of nearly 100,000 square meters in Munich, Germany, but he gave up a good life to come to rural Africa and live in a simple house with only a bed, a writing desk, a cupboard and a radio.
He disappeared from the screen, devoted himself to a great cause, and found meaning in this barren land.
Karl and Ethiopian children
On 13 November 1981, Carl Heinz Böhm founded For All, the Menschen für Menschen Foundation, dedicated to providing humanitarian relief to the People of Ethiopia and helping them fight hunger and death, benefiting 1.5 million people every year.
Of the Ethiopian population, 82.5% are farmers, totaling about 60 million. Karl said that ethiopia's development must first establish modern agriculture, prevent soil erosion, build farmland, and implement farmland irrigation and afforestation.
Stationed in a valley in Ethiopia called Herrell, Karl runs a school in the village and lectures to the students himself. Karl also taught the locals the scientific methods of farming, and taught people to work by hand under the scorching sun.
Karl's school in Ethiopia
Karl got along very well with the old and young in the village, pouring all his love into these poor people and gaining the love of the locals. When Karl walked into the crowd, there was a cry of "Karl, Karl."
Karl and the local people
According to the World Health Organization, Ethiopia has one doctor for every 33,000 people. In order to change the medical situation in Ethiopia, Carl Heinz Böhm and his staff have done their best, and they have built more than forty medical stations, clinics and hospitals.
In the last 30 years of Carr's life, the foundation he founded raised more than 300 million euros, established 140 schools in Africa, a large number of hospitals, health centers, kindergartens, drilled more than 1,000 wells, and significantly improved the living conditions of 5 million Africans. Carr also built a new farm that housed 5,000 refugees threatened with hunger.
There are 60 million people in Ethiopia, and some people say in German idioms that his work is like a drop of water falling on a fiery stone, to no avail. But Karl remained fully committed, quoting Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mother Teresa as saying: "The work we do is a drop of water that falls into the sea, and without such a drop of water, then there would be no sea." ”
When interviewed by Deutsche Welle, he asked: "You were once a popular film star, don't you have any nostalgia for screens and stage careers?" ”
Karl replied, "One thing that must be told to you is the money and popularity of saving a man who is dying of hunger compared to my most brilliant film career." I worked with Everyone to save the life of an African girl who almost died of starvation, and we not only saved her life, but also provided her with a way to survive. In the past, I used to be self-centered, such as wanting to make more money and have greater popularity, but one day I suddenly realized that if the world was dark, my personal money and popularity would be nothing. ”
European Commission Vice-President Gunter Fairhoegen praised Karl's work: "Karl Heinz Böhm is one of the greatest Europeans of our time. There's nothing better than doing it with his fame. In 2003 Carl Heinz Böhm was awarded the title of Honorary Citizen of Ethiopia.
The Mass Support Committee established by Austria and Germany collected signatures from people from all walks of life in support of Mr. Carl Heinz Böhm's nomination for the 2003 Nobel Prize.
A poll called "The Greatest Germans" was conducted by DÉN 2, in which around 3.3 million Germans participated in a three-month survey to select 100 of the greatest figures in German history. After the end of the Second World War, the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Conrad Adenauer, topped the list, with Karl Marx in 3rd place, Goethe in 7th, Albert Einstein in 10th, Beethoven in 12th, Mozart in 20th and Oskar Schindler in 37th.
Karl Heinz Böhm is 19th, the highest-ranking German actor on the list. Romey Schneider was ranked 78th and Princess Sissi was 80th.
He was a noble man, and he may not have been the most outstanding actor in the history of cinema, but he and his organization brought the hope of survival and the spark of civilization to a nation and a nation.
In 2014, Karl Heinz Böhm died at his home in the austrian town of Salzburg, living at the same age as the historical Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph. Before Carr's death, it was reported that he was suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
Karl's Tomb
Karl died on May 29, 2014, and Romey Schneider died on May 29, 1982, with providence in the dark, and after 32 years, the handsome Emperor Franz met the beautiful Princess Sisi in heaven, no day earlier, not a day later.
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