VARIETY in 2016 : REVIEW OF LIDA BAAROVA "DOOMED BEAUTY : DOCUMENTARY
Excerpt: It's merely one of many breathtaking moments when Baarova relates Kristallnacht, the notorious pogram against Jewish homes and businesses, to the fact that mere days before, Hitler had insisted Goebbels break up with her to avoid a scandal in the upper Nazi ranks. As the images of broken windows and violent arrests play out on screen, Baarova waxes nostalgic in voiceover Goebbels, she sighs, behaved "like a young man retchedly in love," inferring that hsi broken-heartedness contributed to the viciousness of the night.
RADIO CZECH : CZECH FILM WORLD ON DOOMED BEAUTY
Excerpt: But the documentary film also recounts how Baarovas Czech nationality obviously grated on the Fuhrer. He asked her why she didn't swap her Czech car for a German one or switch her Czech name to a German one. Documentary filmmaker Trestikova has been reported as saying she believes Baarova had a relationship with Hitler as well but there is no proof for it.... In 1937 Baarova had the chance to escape from the increasingly obsessive and demanding relationship with Goebbels. Talent spotters from Hollywood;s Metro-Goldwyn 0- Mayer asked the 23 year old to take some screen tests in London. The result was anoffer of a seven year contract to make four films a year in the United State for wages that European stars could not even dream of. The Czech actress asked for time to think about the offer, but finally declined it. She said she finally understood that she was in love with Goebbels as well.
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