Ruth Deutschmann

Jürgen Pilger

Innsbruck

2008-10-03

Sylvia Manning - Baumgartner

Nicole D´Incecco

1946

Well, and then I - then I wanted to study architecture in Innsbruck. Since I am on my way through the city, and since I was a addressed. And he said, "You did as a movie made in the UFA, Young Eagles' And so it is now filmed a movie and looking for someone you can ski..?" - "Yes, of course I can ski." So I went there and then - then, after a .. I was selected, and then I made this film, "Winter Melody". That was the .. a French-Austrian co-production with a director who actually was not, Edi Wieser was the name. So, it was quite a disaster. But somehow the way I have of course shown. That was already my second film. And then I - I sent in my application at the Austrian radio, that radio Tyrol. And there I was - for years I was in Innsbruck at the station. Channel Group West, Radio Tirol. And that was French occupation zone, ie, after the war was so divided Austria into four occupation zones. And in Tyrol and Vorarlberg, the French were, in Salzburg, the Americans, the British in Graz and Vienna, the Russians. And we had a French control officer, that was the captain Schuessler, who came from Alsace. Was a wonderful man, I've seen incredibly well with him. I was at that time as well as French-German, so I can read the news for the French soldiers. And he gave me .. I then just very, very helpful. I then - I know - André Gide translated, edited for radio. And that - that the - there was a so-called "hour of the Allies," and then I could always - the French quarter of an hour I was allowed to design accessible. That is why I have a very good relationship with the French, and were also very pleasant occupation in quotes. These were highly educated people, and have since then founded the French Institute in Innsbruck. That was an interesting - it was actually my apprenticeship, I must say.