Glamoroso!
(13) The High Society Of Sydney
Is there a high society in Sydney? Paul Hogan, better known as his alter ego Crocodile Dundee, laughs at the question. “Is there any?” Hogan replies. On the other hand, from Sydney Harbour Bridge it was always easy to spot stockbroker René Rivkin’s yacht cruising by, his private helicopter parked on deck.
Sydney was founded as a convicts’ colony. Now it’s the hub of one of the world’s biggest natural resources industries, with all the banking, trading and money-making that comes with it. Down at Elizabeth Bay, one of the most sought-after properties, the Boomerang Villa, is now home to Duncan and Sally Mount and their family — again, bought with stock-trading money. When they want a calm, pleasant day out, they cruise around the harbour, past the famous Sydney Opera House.
Others live in villas overlooking the Northern Beaches, such as Thomas Keneally, the author of the best-selling famous novel „Schindler‘s List“, which was later transfordemd into a movie by Steven Spielberg. Is there a high society in Sydney? Maybe not. Former rigger Paul Hogan, who is a multi-millionaire now, says: „At least we don‘t have a class system. That is something from England, where it belongs to.“
Some live in villas overlooking the Northern Beaches, like Thomas Keneally, author of the best-selling novel— later adapted into the film Schindler’s List by Steven Spielberg. Is there a high society in Sydney? Maybe not. Former rigger Paul Hogan, now a multi-millionaire, says: “At least we don’t have a class system. That belongs back in England.
* Original German title: Mondän!
Sydney was founded as a convicts’ colony. Now it’s the hub of one of the world’s biggest natural resources industries, with all the banking, trading and money-making that comes with it. Down at Elizabeth Bay, one of the most sought-after properties, the Boomerang Villa, is now home to Duncan and Sally Mount and their family — again, bought with stock-trading money. When they want a calm, pleasant day out, they cruise around the harbour, past the famous Sydney Opera House.
Others live in villas overlooking the Northern Beaches, such as Thomas Keneally, the author of the best-selling famous novel „Schindler‘s List“, which was later transfordemd into a movie by Steven Spielberg. Is there a high society in Sydney? Maybe not. Former rigger Paul Hogan, who is a multi-millionaire now, says: „At least we don‘t have a class system. That is something from England, where it belongs to.“
Some live in villas overlooking the Northern Beaches, like Thomas Keneally, author of the best-selling novel— later adapted into the film Schindler’s List by Steven Spielberg. Is there a high society in Sydney? Maybe not. Former rigger Paul Hogan, now a multi-millionaire, says: “At least we don’t have a class system. That belongs back in England.
* Original German title: Mondän!
Facts
The Mondän! (Glamoroso!) series was nominated for the national Adolf-Grimme-Prize in 2000
First aired 10th September 2000, 10.30pm on ZDF
The Mondän! series had unbelievable 67 reruns between 1998 and 2011.
Credits
Written and directed by
Petra Höfer
Freddie Röckenhaus
Francesca D‘Amicis
Produced by:
Petra Höfer
Freddie Röckenhaus
DOP:
Thomas Schäfer
Paul Ree
Editing:
Jörg Wegner
Cast:
Paul “Crocodile Dundee“ Hogan
Rene Rivkin
Thomas Keneally
Sarah O´Hare
Eva Herzigova
Dare Jennings
Sally und Duncan Mount
Dino Burattini
Prince Lorenzo Montesini
Graham Richardson
and many more
Editor at ZDF:
Peter Arens
A colourFIELD production, commissioned by ZDF
