Senta Berger looks back on a happy marriage and valuable memories

Michael Verhoeven, the husband of Senta Berger, died on April 22, 2024 after a short, serious illness. Senta Berger, who is now 83 years old, looks back on the almost 60 years of her marriage together and describes this time as characterized by happiness and shared experiences. They got to know each other at a young age and connected common interests, political views and a similar humor from the start. Senta Berger and Michael Verhoeven lived in various cities, including Hollywood and Rome.

1969 they spent time in Hollywood while Michael worked in the hospital and made films films. They also remembered their apartment in Rome, where they lived in Trastevere and had a terrace with fig trees and wine. Two sons, Simon and Luca, emerged from their marriage. In order to capture her memories of the time together, Senta Berger writes a diary for her sons, which she would like to give you one day. These reflections are of great importance for them, even if not all memories are happy.

The meaning of memories

Senta Berger emphasizes that her family likes to talk about common memories. She even asked her mother to share stories from the past. Memories can cause both beautiful and painful thoughts, which Senta Berger sees as significant for their life. She expresses the desire to be young again and immerse yourself in her youth while thinking about the happy and grateful moments of her life at the same time

The film "You still know", in which Senta Berger and Günther Maria Halmer play a few games, addresses the importance of memories. The film, which ran into cinemas in 2023, will be broadcast on the first on January 10th at 8:15 p.m. and is also available in the ARD media library. In the plot of the film, the protagonists try to awaken memories of beautiful times with a special pill, which underlines the topic of Senta Berger's own memories, as well as the Reporting by Brisant and the show analyzes of the world.