I, Romy

In the countless publications that have appeared in book form, magazines, and newspapers since Romy Schneider's early death on May 29, 1982, attempts have been made to get closer to this extraordinary actress. A woman with many fascinating facets, sensitive and vulnerable, who had already become a legend during her lifetime. But no portrait is as authentic as her own diary, to which she repeatedly confided. Even as a young girl, Romy Schneider began to describe her own life and continued to do so until her death. The actress speaks of her earliest childhood hurts, of the absence of her parents, and finally of her painful separation from Alain Delon. She writes about both the curse and blessing of the Sissi films as well as her flight to France, where she reinvented herself as an actress. Awarded with the praise of international film critics and at the height of her career as a celebrated star, Romy always remained a woman full of self-doubt and fears. Her personal fate, not least the tragic death of her son, stands in contrast to her unique career as a character actress, who said of herself: "I can do nothing in life, but everything on screen." She only survived the premiere of her last film "The Walker of Sans-Souci," where she once again sought solace and oblivion in her work, by a few weeks.


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