Romy Schneider. An icon of French cinema, an actress with phenomenal photogenicity. What was she really like? Was she happy? Or, on the contrary, unhappy—especially after the loss of her son who died at the age of fourteen? Journalist and writer Sara Brian traced Romy’s life—from childhood in Berchtesgaden, Germany, to her last days in an apartment in Paris. She created a truthful portrait of a film star based on accounts from people who knew Romy closely—her friends, directors who worked with her, actors, and screenwriters. Among them are Daniel Biezini, Romy’s husband and the father of her daughter Sara, and Alain Delon, who for the first time told in such detail about the difficult relationship with the woman he passionately loved. For more interesting facts about this book, read in