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Christine Kaufmann:
17-Year - Old
Bombshell
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Christine and Tony Curtis in a scene from "Taras Bulba,
Many men, including Tony Curtis,
have been captivated by her beauty
and confused by her complexity
By PEER J. OPPENHEIMER
AT 17, Christine Kaufmann already possesses
J. the mysterious aura of a star.
The copper-haired continental Deauty has been compared
with Brigitte Bardot; she has been called the most impor
tant German actress since Marlene Dietrich and she has
been accused of wrecking one of Hollywood's happiest
marriages, that of Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh.
Because of all this, I anticipated difficulties when I flew
to Berlin to interview her while she was on location for
her latest movie, "Tunnel 28." But to my surprise, she
neither withdrew into a shell nor put up a front
In a way, our first lunch together just the two of us
taught me more about Christine than many lengthy ses
sions I've had with other stars.
Her choice of a restaurant was significant; it was a
vegetarian place named Der Soft (The Juice). "When I
was eight," she told me, "my parents and I lived in a vil
lage near Munich. Every day I went to the butcher's to
watch him slaughter little animals. I hated it, but I couldn't
tear myself away. As a result, I can no longer eat meat."
From the menu, Christine chose an easy-to-digest rice
dish because, despite her youth, she suffers from tensions
that cause migraine headaches and upset her stomach. How
long has she suffered from these tensions? "Almost as
long as I've worked," answered Christine, who has been
a professional actress since she was seven.
I hesitated to bring up the subject of Tony Curtis, her
costar in "Taras Bulba" and the man most often linked
with her in the gossip columns. But Christine promptly
put me at ease by saying: "I don't mind telling you I'm
not in love with Tony." Then, without emotion, she gave
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She is appearing next in "Constanlxne and the Cross.'
me two reasons. Her first was a 26-year-old architectural
student in Munich. "He is the kind of man I could marry,"
she insisted. Her second reason was that she and Tony
don't have much in common. "Why, he had never even
listened to Beethoven until I met him," she said.
There also is a third reason why Christine might relish
keeping her independence for a while. Her French mother,
Genevieve Kaufmann, is a well-meaning but domineering
woman who keeps a tight rein on her. Christine has been
trying to break away for some time, but her age prevents
her from doing so legally.
Mrs. Kaufmann got her daughter h-;r first movie role
10 years ago. Since then, the blue-eyed beauty, has ap
peared in 26 German and Italian films and in one movie
that has had general American distribution, "Town With
out Pity."
CHRISTINE and her mother live in Rome although Chris
tine's father cannot join them because of his duties
with the German Air Force. But Mrs. Kaufmann believes
Rome is advantageous for her daughter's career and to
her, nothing is more important.
Professionally, there can be little doubt what the future
holds for Christine. As Kirk Douglas says: "In a couple
of years they'll be comparing Brigitte and the rest of them
with her."
Privately, however, Christine faces great problems. She
must come to terms with her mother and herself. And she
must make decisions about her relationship with Tony
Curtis, a man who doesn't let a "no" stop him, on the
screen or in real-life situations.
family Weekly. November 25, IM2
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