Maxine Wildner

Rainer Maria Rilke and Lou Andreas-Salomé. He is 22 and a shooting star of the literary scene. She is a psychoanalyst and a successful writer in her own right. Their love affair began with a few poems sent to Lou by the young poet in 1897. Almost fifteen years his senior, she was fascinated when they first met in person and was swept away by the depth of his feelings and his poetic talent. For...

Paris 1984: only four days left until the presentation of the new collection! Preparations at Chanel are in full swing. Under the guidance of Madame Martine, the seamstresses are working around the clock . Martine has been here since Coco Chanel's time – and was witness to Coco's inspiration, her genius, but also her nastier side.

Having grown up in a convent as a half-orphan, Coco...

Marilyn Monroe, the sex symbol of a generation, the child that no one wanted, the underrated actress who drove her directors mad – two months before her death, Marilyn celebrates her 36th birthday in a New York restaurant.

Everyone is there: Billy Wilder, the comedy legend who helped Marilyn achieve her greatest successes; Laurence Olivier, who was voted the greatest...