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Senta Berger Nominated for German Film Award as She Reflects on Grief and Rejection

Her comments reveal an accolade shadowed by grief.

Overview

  • Senta Berger, 85, is nominated for Best Female Lead at the Deutscher Filmpreis for her role in Ach, diese Lücke, diese entsetzliche Lücke.
  • In a new stern interview reported by dpa, she said auditions and being passed over feel humiliating and leave her feeling helpless.
  • Asked about recent losses, she said grief never gets easier, citing the deaths of her husband, director Michael Verhoeven, and longtime friend Mario Adorf.
  • Verhoeven died shortly before filming began on the nominated movie, which placed her return to set in the midst of personal mourning.
  • She had received a lifetime achievement honor at the same awards about five years earlier, marking continued recognition late in her career.