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Simon Verhoeven Plans Personal Cinema Screening for Senta Berger After Missed Premiere

The filmmaker reports his 84-year-old mother is on the way to recovery in Munich after a three-hour operation.

Overview

  • Berger suffered a complicated femur fracture in a mid-January fall during rehearsals in Hamburg and underwent significant surgery.
  • The injury forced her to miss the January 28 world premiere of Ach, diese Lücke, diese entsetzliche Lücke in Munich, so she has not yet seen the film in a theater.
  • Verhoeven said at a Berlinale-related reception that he will organize a private screening for her once she returns from rehabilitation to experience the film with a full audience.
  • He noted the film led the German box office last week, drew about 220,000 viewers in its first week, and he hopes attendance will exceed one million.
  • Berger plays a leading role in the film directed by her son, who said she was in strong condition during filming and is now recuperating in a Munich rehab clinic.