Overview
- Krassnitzer, in interviews published Sunday, said his mother Susanne died on February 14 at 95 after living with dementia.
- He said his sister handled most daily care in Salzburg while he visited between shoots, which reshaped how the family shared the load.
- He described late-stage moments that affirmed presence over memory, like her turning her face to the sun and gripping his hand as if to say, “I am your mother.”
- He recounted a panic episode likely tied to a war memory and said gentle touch from his sister calmed their mother, which he called the purest form of love.
- He urged undogmatic debate on assisted dying and noted that Der verlorene Mann, in which he plays a man with dementia alongside Dagmar Manzel and August Zirner, reaches cinemas on May 7.