Stefania Sandrelli in Io la conoscevo bene (1965). All film stills here. Favorite 10/10.
Carola Neher
An ardent supporter of the KPD, the German communist party, Neher left Germany shortly after the Nazi took over and emigrated to Prague, then to Moscow where she appeared on the stage as a cabaret artiste. In the spring of 1936, Anatol Becker, Neher’s husband -also an ardent communist, was arrested and imprisoned on charges of “Terrorist Activities”. He was accused of planning an assassination attempt on the person of Soviet leader, Josef Stalin. Full Bio.
There, in July of 1915, Lilya’s junior sister, Elsa, introduced her boyfriend, poet Vladimir Mayakovsky, to Osip and Lilya. Mayakovsky became obsessed with both, charming and coquettish Lilya Brik, and intellectually challenging Osip Brik. But Lilya remained married to Osip Brik, who extended his hospitality to her greatest admirer. Osip Brik financed the publication of futurist poetry collection ‘Cloud in Pants’ (1915) by Vladimir Mayakovsky, which was inspired by their muse, Lilya. At that time Lilya became involved in silent film. In 1918 she made her film debut co-starring with Mayakovsky in Zakovannaya filmoi (1918) which was produced by the “Neptun” film studio in St. Petersburg.
