Sissi – Fateful Years of an Empress
- Romy Schneider: Empress Elisabeth
- Karlheinz Böhm: Emperor Franz Joseph
- Magda Schneider: Duchess Ludovica
- Gustav Knuth: Duke Max
- Uta Franz: Princess Helene
- Walther Reyer: Count Gyula Andrássy
- Vilma Degischer: Archduchess Sophie
- Josef Meinrad: Colonel Böckl
- Senta Wengraf: Countess Bellegarde
- Erich Nikowitz: Archduke Franz -Karl
- Hans Ziegler: Councilor Dr. Seeburger
- Sonia Sorel: Henriette Mendel
- Klaus Knuth: Prince Ludwig
- Albert Rueprecht: Archduke Ferdinand Max
- Peter Neuss: Count Batthyani
- Franca Parisi: Helena
- Egon von Jordan: Carlo
- John Ferigo: Count Czaky
- Karl Fochler: Count Grünne
- Ida Gabor: Margit
- Walter Regelsberger: Prince Windisch -Graetz
- Dolores Hubert: nanny
- Guido Wieland: Italian nobleman
- Herbert Prikopa: Servant in Scala
- Oskar Wegrostek: host
- Chariklia Baxevanos: Helena on Corfu
- Helene Lauterböck: Princess Esterházy
- Susanne von Almassy
- Ingrid Leitner top
- Dorothea Neff
- Erik Frey
- Inge Holzleitner
- Brigitte Treichler
- Hans Unterkirchner
- Karl Ehmann
- Josef Menshik
- Frank Steinberg
- Yesh Helga, daughter of Prince Ludwig
- Silvia lyre
- Sussie Nejedly
Sissi - Fateful Years of an Empress is a home movie of 1957 and at the same time the last part of the Sissi trilogy.
Action
Sissi lives a secluded life from the Viennese Court in Gödöllő, Hungary. Here you will soon rumored on a romance with Count Andrássy. And in fact, she spends more time with the statesman than with her husband, Franz Joseph. Attempts to suppress his jealousy, but decide to have a love confession from Nene ( Sissi's older sister, whom he had originally intended to marry ) to travel to Hungary to collect Sissi. Sissi can win on a hard count of an enemy of the Austrian emperor for themselves. As it shortly thereafter has severe pain, Count Andrássy accompanied her outside and tells her then completely surprising his love. Sissi makes it clear that they appreciate him as their best friend, but Franz loves and will not cheat. In order to escape the burden of this conflict, Sissi leaves the house of the Count and wants to return to Vienna with her daughter. Halfway there she meets Franz Joseph. The two take a long time holiday.
But Sissi is again plagued by pain and is returned by Franz to Vienna because he is worried about her health. Soon thereafter diagnosed Dr. Seeburger, Sissis personal physician, a serious lung disease. He does Franz Joseph is not much hope of recovery of the Empress. This causes the mother of the emperor to propose him to keep an eye out for a new wife. But Franz Joseph reacts negatively and angry. Fear for Sissi makes him a depression come close, but Sissi comforts him with the promise to follow the doctor's instructions carefully. In Madeira and Corfu it is expected to recover, but she loses her courage, as initially wants no improvement. The renewed separation can bring under the Austro-Hungarian population the impression that Sissi and Franz Joseph want to divorce. These fears dissipate, as Sissi also thanks her mother's help again is completely healthy.
The imperial couple traveled to Italy, where it comes into La Scala in Milan to a provocation, since the aristocrats of Milan put their servants in fine clothes and sent instead of themselves to the theater. In addition, all visitors agree upon the occurrence of the imperial couple Verdi to Gefangenenchor, to move them to hurt to leave the Opera. Sissi saves the situation by applauding the choir against all reason and with great dignity is also at the reception afterwards, although it is obvious that they did not do it with the needle. In Venice, the imperial couple finally to humans express his condolences, but again, the Italians are not pleased about the visit of Sissi and Franz Joseph. There is silence and profound dislike.
Finally it comes to the final scene, which is accompanied by the Austro-Hungarian imperial anthem as background music: In St. Mark's Square Sissy's little daughter runs to her and hugs her stormy. The Italian people are voting on "Viva la Mamma " calls.
Background
The finale of the trilogy, filmed in both Italy and Austria, should be followed by a fourth film, but this never came about. Ernst Marischka planned a scenario jealousy between Sissi and the French Empress Eugènie. The film failed at the resistance Romy Schneider, who refused to play any longer Sissi.
The previous film, Sissi - The Young Empress, ended with the coronation of the Emperor and Empress of King and Queen of Hungary. This coronation took place in 1867. However, since the Lombardy and Veneto in 1859 and 1866 were lost for Austria - Hungary, plays this film before the end of the last film. In historical chronology was taken very little consideration in the movies.
Award
This film was the only of the Sissi trilogy of the Filmbewertungsstelle the predicate "valuable". The film also took part in the competition for the Palme d'Or at the International Film Festival of Cannes 1958 part.
Reviews
- " Again talmihafte folk entertainment from about 14 years. " - 6000 movies. Critical Notes from the cinema from 1945 to 1958. Handbook V of the Catholic Film Critics, 3rd Edition, Publishing House Altenberg, Dusseldorf 1963, p 398
- " Princely soul kitsch at the peak. Millions of viewers across Europe were inspired by the movies, Romy Schneider but refused, the " pancake " to continue with further consequences. " ( Rating: 2 stars = average ) - Adolf Meier Heinzl and Berndt Schulz in Lexicon " Movies on TV " ( Extended edition ). Rasch and Röhring, Hamburg 1990, ISBN 3-89136-392-3, p 751
- " Edelkitsch for simple souls. " - " Encyclopedia of the international film " (CD -ROM edition ), Systhema, Munich 1997
Precursor
- Sissi
- Sissi - The Young Empress