A book about life, film, and literature, and about the stories of lifelong friends Robert Dornhelm and Michael Köhlmeier. It all began with Grace Kelly. She provided the voice-over for Robert Dornhelm's first film, which was nominated for an Oscar in 1977. It all started in a small house that Dornhelm rented for Michael Köhlmeier in Hollywood so he could develop film ideas. The Austrian director with Romanian roots and the writer have been friends for over forty years. Now they have taken 13 days to share their stories, stories that are both heartbreakingly funny and bittersweetly funny: about origins and arrivals, about capitalists and communists, about beautiful mothers and absent fathers, and again and again about films, actresses, and books. A brief history of cinema and a grand digression of life. Biography: Michael Köhlmeier, born in 1949, grew up in Hohenems/Vorarlberg, where he still lives today. The Austrian bestselling author has received numerous awards for his work, including the "Manes Sperber Prize," the "Anton Wildgans Prize," the "Grimmelshausen Prize," and, in 2014, the "Walter Hasenclever Literature Prize." New product