Director Michael Verhoeven has died. Senta Berger’s husband was 85 years old. For son Simon, “a world has collapsed.”
Michael Verhoeven (1938-2024) is dead. The director and husband of Senta Berger (82) has died at the age of 85, as several German media outlets unanimously report. Filmmaker Simon Verhoeven (51), son of the deceased, has the sad news.
A world collapses for son Simon
According to Verhoeven, he died at the beginning of the week and the funeral took place in private on April 26th. “My dad was the most loving, funniest father a child could wish for. And a brilliant, courageous filmmaker,” Simon Verhoeven told the paper. “A world collapsed for me. He was my great hero and always will be.”
Michael Verhoeven was born in Berlin in 1938. He lived with his wife Senta Berger, to whom he had been married since 1966, in Grünwald, a suburb of Munich. In addition to Simon, the two also have a son Luca Verhoeven (45).
Michael Verhoeven initially began his career in acting. Among other things, he appeared in the 1954 classic “The Flying Classroom” alongside Peter Kraus (85). He later made a name for himself as a director, screenwriter and producer.
One of his best-known works is “The White Rose” from 1982, about the resistance fighter Sophie Scholl (1921-1943). His 1990 film “The Terrible Girl” was nominated for an Academy Award. One of his last successes was the comedy “Welcome to the Hartmanns” from 2016, which can certainly be viewed as a family production. He himself was involved as a producer, and Senta Berger played one of the main roles. Their son Simon directed and was also responsible for the script.
Source: Stern
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