Helmut Berger, the Austrian actor who became an international star through films by directors Luchino Visconti, Vittorio De Sica and Massimo Dallamano, died today in his home city of Salzburg. He was ...

Helmut Berger, the Austrian actor and regular Luchino Visconti collaborator who become one of the most recognizable faces of European arthouse cinema in the 1960s, has died at the age of 78. The news ...

Count Luchino Visconti’s main passion was breeding horses until Coco Chanel introduced him to Jean Renoir. He soon found himself working as an assistant to Renoir in Popular Front Paris. On his return ...

Come for the presents. Stay for the baggage.

Let’s begin with his full name and title: Don Luchino Visconti, Count of Modrone. Visconti wasn’t just an aristocrat; he was from one of the oldest aristocratic families in Europe. He was also, as ...

The Austrian-born Berger was a mainstay of the European arthouse cinema of the 1960s and '70s, celebrated for his enigmatic performances in Luchino Visconti films. Helmut Berger, the Austrian actor ...

What he really wanted was to spend Thanksgiving with his family. What he got was three days with the turkey.