Sasha Krusharska

Sascia Krusciarska studied at the Bulgarian National Academy for Theater and Film Arts, and was chosen by director Konrad Wolf for the lead role - Ruth - in the East-German/Bulgarian 1959 film "Sterne" ("Stars" in English, "Etoiles" in French, "La Stella di David" in Italian...). The film was an international success and obtained the Special Prize of the Jury in the Cannes Film Festival, and other awards in Vienna, Edinburgh, Acapulco and Lille ... Her film debut was praised by critics. Married in 1966 to an Italian musician, after a short stay in Italy, they both abandoned their respective artistic careers. Sascia Krusciarska moved with her family to London for a decade, working as an antiques dealer, before returning to Italy in the 1980s.