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Romy and Magda Schneider: Mother - Daughter - Rivals?
7.0 / 10• 2025•NR• German
Documentary
Storyline
New light is shed on the complex relationship between Romy Schneider and her mother Magda, a German film star of the 1930s admired by Hitler - who welcomed her and her daughter to his chalet in Berchtesgaden.
Cast & Crew
Heiko Grauel
Narrator (voice over)
Lead
Magda Schneider
Self (archive footage)
Romy Schneider
Self (archive footage)
TW
Thilo Wydra
Self : Author & Romy Schneider's Biographer
MM
Margot Müller
Self : Magda Schneider's Friend
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Andrea Oster's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Romy and Magda Schneider: Mother - Daughter - Rivals? is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
