Veruschka von Lehndorff

Acting

Veruschka von Lehndorff

Born May 14, 1939 · Königsberg, Germany (age 87)

Vera Lehndorff (German: Vera Anna Gottliebe Gräfin von Lehndorff; born 14 May 1939), known professionally as Veruschka, is a German aristocrat, model, actress and artist. She is considered the "first German supermodel.“ Description above from the Wikipedia article Veruschka, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Casino RoyaleCasino Royale · 2006
Casino Royale
★ 7.62006
MovieAdventureAction
Le Chiffre, a banker to the world's terrorists, is scheduled to participate in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro, where he intends to use his winnings to establish his financial grip on the terrorist market. M sends Bond—on his maiden mission as a 00 Agent—to attend this game and prevent Le Chiffre from winning. With the help of Vesper Lynd and Felix Leiter, Bond enters the most important poker game in his already dangerous career.
Blow-UpBlow-Up · 1966
Blow-Up
★ 7.31966
MovieDramaMystery
A successful mod photographer in London whose world is bounded by fashion, pop music, marijuana, and easy sex, feels his life is boring and despairing. But in the course of a single day he unknowingly captures a death on film.
Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow PressDorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press · 1984
Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press
★ 6.01984
MovieDrama
The final installment in Ulrike Ottinger’s Berlin Trilogy (following TICKET OF NO RETURN and FREAK ORLANDO) casts Delphine Seyrig as the nefarious Fritz Lang supervillain Dr. Mabuse, here the head of a powerful media empire that seeks to create headlines by manufacturing (and then publicly destroying) its own celebrity: the wealthy, handsome playboy Dorian Gray.
The BrideThe Bride · 1985
The Bride
★ 5.41985
MovieScience FictionRomance
Doctor Frankenstein creates a mate for his monster, a woman called Eva, who promptly rejects the male creature. In turn, the doctor becomes obsessed with Eva, and tries to make her a perfect Victorian woman.
PraterPrater · 2007
Prater
★ 5.82007
MovieDocumentary
Vienna’s Prater is an amusement park and a desire machine. No mechanical invention, no novel idea or sensational innovation could escape incorporation into the Prater. The diverse story-telling in Ulrike Ottinger’s film “Prater” transforms this place of sensations into a modern cinema of attractions. The Prater’s history from the beginning to the present is told by its protagonists and those who have documented it, including contemporary cinematic images of the Prater, interviews with carnies, commentary by Austrians and visitors from abroad, film quotes, and photographic and written documentary materials. The meaning of the Prater, its status as a place of technological innovation, and its role as a cultural medium are reflected in texts by Elfriede Jelinek, Josef von Sternberg, Erich Kästner and Elias Canetti, as well as in music devoted to this amusement venue throughout the course of its history.
Flesh ColorFlesh Color · 1978
Flesh Color
★ 6.01978
MovieThrillerCrime
Anna is a coach and a stripper at night.
Donyale Luna: SupermodelDonyale Luna: Supermodel · 2023
Donyale Luna: Supermodel
★ 2.82023
MovieDocumentary
Explores the remarkable life and career of Donyale Luna, one of the first Black supermodels who graced the covers of both Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar in Europe.
Veruschka - Poetry of a WomanVeruschka - Poetry of a Woman · 1971
Veruschka - Poetry of a Woman
★ 4.61971
MovieDramaFantasy
Fashion photographer Franco Rubartelli's visually lush and moody head film about European supermodel Veruschka.

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PraterPrater · 2007
Prater
★ 5.82007
MovieDocumentary
Vienna’s Prater is an amusement park and a desire machine. No mechanical invention, no novel idea or sensational innovation could escape incorporation into the Prater. The diverse story-telling in Ulrike Ottinger’s film “Prater” transforms this place of sensations into a modern cinema of attractions. The Prater’s history from the beginning to the present is told by its protagonists and those who have documented it, including contemporary cinematic images of the Prater, interviews with carnies, commentary by Austrians and visitors from abroad, film quotes, and photographic and written documentary materials. The meaning of the Prater, its status as a place of technological innovation, and its role as a cultural medium are reflected in texts by Elfriede Jelinek, Josef von Sternberg, Erich Kästner and Elias Canetti, as well as in music devoted to this amusement venue throughout the course of its history.

Barbarella

Veruschka for Jun RopéVeruschka for Jun Ropé · 1973
Veruschka for Jun Ropé
1973
Movie
Avedon's commercial advertisement for the Japanese womenswear brand Jun Ropé features an innovative and unexpected approach to the genre that reflects the famed photographer's exceptional signature style. Opening onto a behind-the-scenes look at a photo shoot, the camera follows the supermodel Veruschka as she transforms from a suit-clad, mustached character in drag to an unabashedly glamorous fashion icon dressed in a designer gown and posing for Avedon himself. While initially produced for a commercial client with the leading industry talents of the day, the video underscores the artist’s savvy understanding of the performative—and ultimately flexible—nature of social constructions of gender, femininity, and the self.

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