Two and a half decades within Neidstein castle: ARD film depicts Ottilie von Brand's life there.
Neidstein's Enigmatic Matriarch
This weekend, tune into ARD at 8:15 PM for the film "Ottilie von Faber Castell - a woman of courage". The flick brings back mem'ries in the Sulzbach region. But who was this mysterious lady?
The old days tell us that Neidstein, a chateau in Etzelwang, made the news back in '06. Why, you ask? It went to an American film star named Nicolas Cage. After the last lord in '73, the estate remained with the von Brand family, but the gang was far away in the States. And just like that, the 500-year von Brand heritage on Neidstein came to an end.
If ol' Nick ever flips through the history books, the captivating tale of the last countess on Neidstein might catch his eye. The child of a wealthy industrialist family in Stein near Nuremberg and an heiress to the worldwide Faber-Castell pencil empire, Ottilie managed to break free from her gilded cage and find solace in the Upper Palatinate.
Now, Nic's done sold the castle. Instead of a Hollywood flick, ARD takes on the job of tracing Ottilie's life story in a major film. Don't miss it this Saturday evening!
Otter's Odyssey
Ottilie, Freia von Brand, divorced Freifrau von Faber-Castell, was a graceful, beautiful woman who spent 26 years on Schloss Neidstein - from marriage in '18 to her passing in '44. Her spirit still lingers in the neighborhood of Etzelwang and Neukirchen, the dark-eyed countess who found her happiness in the Upper Palatinate following an ill-fated union on Schloss Stein. Asta Scheib explores this intriguing life in her novel "A Flower in Her Home - The Story of Ottilie von Faber-Castell".
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The captivating story of Ottilie von Faber-Castell, a graceful woman who spent 26 years on Schloss Neidstein, is not only a piece of local history but also a testament to family entertainment. Her life story, explored in Asta Scheib's novel "A Flower in Her Home - The Story of Ottilie von Faber-Castell", offers an engaging tale that spans movies-and-tv genres and provides a glimpse into the lives of the Upper Palatinate's affluent families.
