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The eponymous character (von Wagner) and her swain (played by Philippson, one of her real life lovers) are the only people on the island, and they have other plans for the helpless couple. The film is notable for being featured in The Galapagos Affair , and helping publicize Floreana and the Galápagos back in the early 1930s.
The arrival of other settlers, including the Wittmers and the eccentric "Baroness" Eloise von Wagner-Bousquet, sparked tensions, disappearances, and rumors of foul play. Despite its excess, the film tells a remarkable tale, featuring actors like Cate Blanchett reading from diaries and reminiscences.
This category contains German baronesses, designated by the titles Freifrau (baroness, wife of a baron) and Freiin (baroness, daughter of a baron).. Since 1919 nobility is no longer legally recognized.
von Ferstl Ferstl von Fraydenegg Fraydenegg Fremantle Fremantle Created for the distinguished British Admiral Sir Thomas Fremantle. His eldest son and successor, Thomas, later became a baronet and eventually the Baron Cottesloe in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. von Froelichstal Froelichstal von Gagern von Gomperz: Gomperz von Haas Haas von ...
Wagner himself called two of the songs "studies" for Tristan und Isolde, using for the first time certain musical ideas that are later developed in the opera. In " Träume " can be heard the roots of the love duet in Act 2, while " Im Treibhaus " (the last of the five to be composed) uses music later developed extensively for the prelude to Act 3.
Bosquet de la Salle-de-Bal at Gardens of Versailles, laid out by André Le Nôtre between 1680 and 1683. The construction of a bosquet for the king at Versailles was a central feature of the 2014 film A Little Chaos featuring Kate Winslet and directed by Alan Rickman. It was based on the original constructed by André Le Nôtre between 1680 and ...
Bettina Riddle (February 14, 1874 – January 26, 1957), also known as Betsey Riddle, and later as Baroness von Hutten, was an American-born novelist, specializing in historical fiction. As an American in England during World War I , she was arrested and fined as an enemy alien, because she had a German ex-husband.
Baroness Kathleen Annie Pannonica 'Nica' de Koenigswarter (née Rothschild; 10 December 1913 – 30 November 1988) was a British-born jazz patron, photographer and writer. A leading patron of bebop , she was a member of the Rothschild family .