Legendäre Hotels, Geschichte, Glanz und Gloria (2023)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Legendäre Hotels, Geschichte, Glanz und Gloria is a documentary film which premiered on German television (ZDF) in December 2023.

 

It is available on the ZDF website until December 2028.

 

Here is some basic information about it:

 

** Directors: Sonja von Behrens, Anja Greulich, Ursula Nellessen, and Alexandra Reuter

** Narrator: Isaak Dentler

** Language: German

** Subtitles: German

** Run time: 44 minutes

 

This film covers the history of five famous hotels:

 

** Das Adlon in Berlin

** Das Sacher in Vienna

** Beau Rivage in Geneva

** The Ritz in Paris

** Rheinhotel Dreesen - also known as Das Weisse Haus am Rhein – in Bad Godesberg near Bonn

 

The history of each hotel is covered in eight or nine minutes. This does not seem like much time for each location, but the pace is quick, and the basic facts about each hotel are included.

 

The four directors of this film have managed to present a lot of information about these hotels in a short time. 

 

They deserve credit for a job well-done.

 

If you are interested in the history of famous hotels, this film is definitely something for you.

 

It is highly recommended.

 

REFERENCES

 

# 1. Film and video

 

Das Adlon – Eine Familiensaga

A historical drama in three parts

(2013)

 

Das Sacher

A historical drama in two parts

(2016)

 

Das Weisse Haus am Rhein

A historical drama in two parts

(2022)

 

Legendary Hotels:

The Beau Rivage in Geneva

A documentary film by Deutsche Welle

Run time: 42 minutes

Available on YouTube

 

# 2. Books

 

The Paris Ritz

By Mark Boxer and Pierre Salinger

(1991)

 

Hotel Sacher, Wien

By Andreas Augustin

(2008)

 

Anna Sacher und ihr Hotel:

Im Wien in Jahrhundertwende

By Monika Czernin

(2014 = Hardcover)

(2016 = Paperback)

 

The Hotel on Place Vendôme:

Life, Death, and Betrayal at the Hotel Ritz in Paris

By Tilar J. Mazzo

(2014 = Hardcover)

(2015 = Paperback)

 

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