(7) The High Society Of New York
In Upper east, east of Central Park, jewels are klicking in harmony. Nevertheless, real estate billionaire Donald Trump says there is also downsides to being rich. For example you simply have to live with a next door neighbour in 5th Avenue, that you really can‘t stand. You still have to live with that in the city of highrise living. Even millionaires tend to live here in rented apartments.
Apart from that New York can be just a beautiful place for rich people. Michael Bloomberg soon after the interview decided to become the new major of the city. Art Garfunkel soon after the meeting announced a reunion concert with Paul Simon. And hotel-empire heiress Paris Hilton, 16 years old, soon after the film became the ultimate It-Girl. Her mother Kathy in the meantime was ever busy in organizing charity events at the Waldorf Astoria.
Peter Beard, New Yorks‘s famous Africa-photographer explains his city like this: „Everything is there: The lions, the elephants, the elegant antilopes in high heels, and the waterholes, where everybody needs to be.“ And bestseller author Jay McInerney admits: „In the end everything seems to be a matter of getting the window table in the the hippest restaurant .“
*Original German title: Mondän!
Apart from that New York can be just a beautiful place for rich people. Michael Bloomberg soon after the interview decided to become the new major of the city. Art Garfunkel soon after the meeting announced a reunion concert with Paul Simon. And hotel-empire heiress Paris Hilton, 16 years old, soon after the film became the ultimate It-Girl. Her mother Kathy in the meantime was ever busy in organizing charity events at the Waldorf Astoria.
Peter Beard, New Yorks‘s famous Africa-photographer explains his city like this: „Everything is there: The lions, the elephants, the elegant antilopes in high heels, and the waterholes, where everybody needs to be.“ And bestseller author Jay McInerney admits: „In the end everything seems to be a matter of getting the window table in the the hippest restaurant .“
*Original German title: Mondän!
The Mondän! (Glamoroso!) series was nominated for the national Adolf-Grimme-Prize in 2000
First aired 16th October 1999, 19.25 pm on ZDF
2,35 million viewers, 10% market share
The Mondän! series had unbelievable 67 reruns between 1998 and 2011.
Written, directed and produced by
Petra Höfer
Freddie Röckenhaus
Cast:
Donald Trump
Danny deVito
Art Garfunkel
Billy Joel
Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia
Nan Kempner
Peter Beard
Michael Bloomberg
Jay McInerney
and many more
DOP:
Thomas Schäfer
Producers:
Carola Sayer
Ralf Hoppe
Silke Roessink
Editing:
Jörg Wegner
Editor at ZDF:
Peter Arens
A colourFIELD production, commissioned by ZDF