Sissi – Fateful Years of an Empress (1957)

Original title

Sissi - Schicksalsjahre einer Kaiserin

Directed by

Ernst Marischka

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

Austria

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

6

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 358 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Austrian historical drama is the final part of a trilogy about Empress Elisabeth of Austria, known as Sissi. It follows her life as empress, dealing with political duties and personal challenges while maintaining her romantic relationship with Emperor Franz Joseph.

romanticperiodlavishnostalgiccheerfulserenemelodramaticsweeping

What happens

Sissi – Fateful Years of an Empress (German: Sissi – Schicksalsjahre einer Kaiserin) is a 1957 Austrian film written and directed by Ernst Marischka and starring Romy Schneider and Karlheinz Böhm, with Magda Schneider, Gustav Knuth, Uta Franz, Vilma Degischer and Walther Reyer. It was entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival. The costumes are by Gerdago (Gerda Gottschlich). It is the last film in the Sissi trilogy, following Sissi (1955) and Sissi – The Young Empress (1956). The director Ernst Marischka planned a fourth film, but Schneider refused to play Sissi any longer. She appeared 15 years later again as Empress Elisabeth in Luchino Visconti's 1972 film Ludwig. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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