An infamous cinema sensation of the 1970s and the known lover of modern Italian master Luchino Visconti, Helmut Berger allows filmmaker Andreas Horvath and his crew an intimate look at daily life following his heyday of fame and frivolity. This punkish portrait of the enigmatic performer — once considered the enviable epitome of glamour and hedonism, reveals the personality that fuels the artist: loneliness and the human desire for recognition and closeness.

Considered both the best and worst film of 2015 by John Waters, Helmut Berger, Actor is a fascinating journey into the mind of the 'star'.

Part of the Open City Documentary Festival 21 - 26 June 2016.

More info: http://bit.ly/OCDFBerger

Austria, 2015, 90 min. Screening 22 June. Dir. Andreas Horvath.