And so to 12th December 1972， the year of Luis Buñuel’s The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie and the night of Marie-Hélène’s own surrealist masterpiece. Invitations were sent out with the cryptic dress code “black tie， long dresses & surrealist heads”， the instructions were typed backward so they had to be read in a mirror. As guests arrived， the front of the chateau was floodlit as if it were on fire. Along the main staircase， servants and footmen dressed as cats pawed at each other and pretended to be asleep. On entry， guests were led into a maze， an immersive theatrical experience in a forest of cobweb ribbons full of dark surprises. If you got lost， you could call a cat to “help” you.”
尽管罗斯柴尔德家族拥有巨大的财富，并跻身欧美上流社会，但他们始终把维护犹太人利益看得比赚钱更重要。1820年，内森宣布不同任何一个拒绝给犹太人公民权的德国城市做生意。19世纪伦敦的罗斯柴尔德银行宣布不向俄国沙皇贷款，因为沙皇政府迫害和虐待俄国犹太人。
你可能听说过微软创始人比尔盖茨、亚马逊总裁贝索斯、特斯拉总裁马斯克等一批世界首富，但对于很多中国人来说，显得很陌生又神秘。关于罗斯柴尔德家族到底有多少钱，在21世纪初，有人曾说有500万亿美元，占据世界四分之一的财富。
罗斯柴尔德家族是欧洲乃至世界久负盛名的金融家族，他发迹于19世纪初。罗斯柴尔德家庭是一个典型的犹太家族。老罗斯柴尔德有五个儿子即“罗氏五虎”，先后在英国伦敦，法国巴黎，奥地利维也纳，德国法兰克福，意大利那不勒斯等欧洲著名城市开设银行。
