Glamoroso!
(3) The High Society of Sylt
Sylt Island in the North Sea is the closest Germany gets to being glamorous. Around the Sansibar in the dunes and the island village of Kampen, captains of industry rub shoulders with the elder statesmen of Germany’s entertainment business.
Private parties at Günther Schmidt’s Sylt home have people like the Prince of Liechtenstein on the guest list. Schmidt has made a fortune with the production of headache pills. When you ask him for his favourite spot on the beautiful island, he answers: “My bed.”
Sylt used to be even more exciting. In the Sixties, Gunter Sachs was cruising around on his motorcycle, even bringing his wife Brigitte Bardot. Publishing legends like Augstein and Springer came here to relax, and probably to have a look at the first nudist beaches in the country. Today the nouveau riche show off their Lamborghinis and Ferraris, but some can still tell stories about the times before mass tourism took over. Like former government spokesman Peter Boenisch or celebrated screenplay writer Wolfgang Menge.
*Original German title: Mondän!
Private parties at Günther Schmidt’s Sylt home have people like the Prince of Liechtenstein on the guest list. Schmidt has made a fortune with the production of headache pills. When you ask him for his favourite spot on the beautiful island, he answers: “My bed.”
Sylt used to be even more exciting. In the Sixties, Gunter Sachs was cruising around on his motorcycle, even bringing his wife Brigitte Bardot. Publishing legends like Augstein and Springer came here to relax, and probably to have a look at the first nudist beaches in the country. Today the nouveau riche show off their Lamborghinis and Ferraris, but some can still tell stories about the times before mass tourism took over. Like former government spokesman Peter Boenisch or celebrated screenplay writer Wolfgang Menge.
*Original German title: Mondän!
Credits
Written and directed by
Petra Höfer
Freddie Röckenhaus
DOP:
Thomas Schäfer
Editing:
Kerstin Nieke
Producer:
Jörg Heidelberg
Cast:
Peter Boenisch
Günther „Togal“ Schmidt
Annette von Zitzewitz
Elisabeth von Sachsen-Weimar
Wolfgang Menge
Reimer Claussen
Gerhard Meir
Editor at ZDF:
Wolfgang Homering
