With this material Lubitsch could have have made a great comedy in the style of Ninotchka.
The Ritz before and just after the Nazi occupation was at times the home of Hermann Goring, Marlene Dietrich, Ernest Hemingway and wives #3 and #4, Coco Chanel, Robert Capa, Lee Miller and any number of spies and double agents.
The Hotel on Place Vendome
With this material Lubitsch could have have made a great comedy in the style of Ninotchka.
The Ritz before and just after the Nazi occupation was at times the home of Hermann Goring, Marlene Dietrich, Ernest Hemingway and wives #3 and #4, Coco Chanel, Robert Capa, Lee Miller and any number of spies and double agents.
The war was winding down, the Germans were preparing to evacuate but the Ritz remained the Ritz–love, sex, intrigue and of course, champagne. Tilar Mazzeo tells her story with wit and panache as this most Swiss of hotels practices the art of neutrality throughout the occupation.