„Never Say Never Again“ in Vienna (5,170 km)

(2023-06-21/23) There is no Union Square in Vienna like the ones in Iași or Timișoara, but Yppen Square stands for another, a completely different, multicultural unity. Especially at temperatures well above 30°C [86°F], the square exudes a southern flair. A former problem district has become a hip scene meeting place.

Let’s go from here to the Burgtheater [Imperial Court Theater], where Klaus Maria Brandauer's 80th birthday will be celebrated today, June 22. Whether as Hendrik Höfgen in "Mephisto", as Maximilian Largo, James Bond's antagonist, in "Never Say Never Again", or as fortune teller Erik Jan Hanussen in the film of the same name, Klaus Maria Brandauer has achieved worldwide fame beyond the German-speaking world. There is no one who does not know him. Really, no one? An extravagant older gentleman is greeted most cordially by the visitors in front of the Burgtheater and smiles kindly into my camera. Happy about the successful snapshot, I thank him and congratulate him glibly on his round birthday. The only problem is that it's not Klaus Maria Brandauer, but his 20 years younger son, the musician Christian Brandauer. In my honor, could you possibly admit that Christian looks much older and very much like his father Klaus Maria Brandauer?

https://www.burgtheater.at/festvorstellung-fuer-klaus-maria-brandauer