Sissi – The Young Empress

  • Romy Schneider: Empress Elisabeth
  • Karlheinz Böhm: Emperor Franz Joseph
  • Magda Schneider: Duchess Ludovica
  • Gustav Knuth: Duke Max
  • Vilma Degischer: Archduchess Sophie
  • Walther Reyer: Count Gyula Andrássy
  • Senta Wengraf: Countess Bellegarde
  • Josef Meinrad: Colonel Böckl
  • Iván Petrovich: Dr. Max Falk
  • Helene Lauterböck: Countess Esterhazy
  • Erich Nikowitz: Archduke Franz -Karl
  • Hans Ziegler: Dr. Seeburger
  • Karl Fochler: Count Grünne
  • Richard Eybner: postmaster
  • Egon von Jordan: Minister
  • Joseph Egger: Master of Ceremonies Neppalek
  • Hugo Gottschlich: landlord
  • Franz Böheim: Johann Petzmacher
  • Hilde Wagener: Baroness Wulffen
  • Otto Tressler: Field Marshal Radetzky
  • Ulrich Bettac:
  • Max Brebeck:

Sissi - The Young Empress is a historical and sentimental movie from 1956 and the second part of the Sissi trilogy. The real historical events engaged in the implementation of the substance in favor of a romantic love story in the background.

Action

The young royal couple spent a happy time, even when Sissi is aware at Schloss Schönbrunn more and more of her golden cage. Archduchess Sophie's supervision and strict court etiquette Spanish Sissi an increasingly narrow. Only the travel reports of their Hoflehrers over land and people of the Austrian Empire inspire the Empress and ensure, within the walls of distraction from the tense relationship between Sissi and her mother in law.

The difficult political situation tarnish the young marriage, the Austrian monarchy in danger - a war with the Russian Empire and also threatens the unrest in Hungary give cause for concern. Sissi's influence eventually moved the young Emperor Franz Joseph to a general amnesty of political prisoners in Hungary, creating a rapprochement between Austria and Hungary is possible.

At a reception in honor of the Hungarian military nobility it comes to a head: Archduchess Sophie refused the Hungarian envoy the audience, after which they want indignantly left the event. Sissi can prevent the worst, it leaves the ladies' choice play and asks the nascent Count Gyula Andrássy the move to the dance. Even during the first Viennese waltz Sissi faints and falls to the ground.

After thorough investigation, the young Empress of court physician Dr. Seeburger receives the news that she is pregnant. When her daughter Sophie was born, Sissi enjoys her role of mother. But her mother, Archduchess Sophie spoils the joy of motherhood after a short time and takes to Sissi's will, but with Franz Joseph's backing, the baby in her care. The empress mother doubts the abilities of the young mother, the little princess to inflict upon the appropriate education. Also Sissi itself is ultimately just a kid and had to also can provide you with full force in the service of the Austrian crown. Disappointed leaves the unfortunate Empress Vienna and flees to the parental lock to the Bavarian Possenhofen.

Franz Joseph travels after her, now he has his faults, Sissi to be separated from her child, consulted, From him also learns Sissi's mother, Duchess Ludovica, the reason for the unexpected visit her daughter. The imperial couple reconciled and spent some unrecognized carefree days in Tyrol.

After returning to Vienna can only one joint appearance of the two first ladies of the Empire, the population calm, the already feared a separation of Sissi and Franz Joseph. Behind the castle walls still rages a fierce battle for the education of the little princess Sophie. Finally, Sissi's mother traveled to Vienna to mediate on her sister, Archduchess Sophie to act. Sissi, who has already planned their departure after the final falling out with the Empress Dowager, only participates on persistent request of the Hungarian Count Andrássy at an official reception of the Hungarian delegation. Shortly before the beginning of the reception can Franz Joseph and his wife, however, make the joyful message that his mother has turned in and Sissi again wants to leave the education of their child. The dispute between the two leading women in the country is such a happy ending.

The Austrian imperial couple traveled to Hungary, where Franz Joseph is crowned King and Queen Sissi to the Hungarian people. The personal problems and political difficulties of the young monarch are finally overcome.

Background

The continuation of Sissi illuminates the politics of the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary and shows approaches in the political developments that eventually makes the young Austrian Empress Queen of Hungary. See also: Austro- Hungarian compensation.

The film was shown to a large commercial success, he has been in 30 countries and could similarly attract many visitors as the successful top-class productions of American film to the cinema. Also during the subsequent recovery through broadcasts on television and the marketing of buying videos and DVDs was the second part of the Sissi trilogy build on the successes of the 1950s.

The film was shown as Austria's contribution in competition at the International Film Festival in Cannes 1957.

Reviews

  • " Entertainment in cheerful colors. " - 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
  • " An applied on Dream Factory Entertainment, for which the historical material essentially only " hook " is. " - " Encyclopedia of the international film " (CD -ROM edition ), Systhema, Munich 1997
  • " Central was Sissi Image of young Romy Schneider that they. Credible way, authenticity 'and' naturalness ' with ' girlish ' and ' innocence ' combined This also explains their cross-generational popularity. (...) The films thematize detail a generational change in which prevail the representatives of the youth, Sissi and Franz Joseph, a new life and new manners, but without rebellion, rather than salvation ' of the past. " Stephen Lowry / Helmut Korte: The movie star. JB Metzler Verlag, Stuttgart - Weimar 2000 ISBN 978-3-476-01748-2.
  • With the colorful effort to gloss polished sequel to the "Sissi" theme. Exuberant sweet Schlagrahmbackwerk, auskalkuliert just for the eyes and heart needs simple minds. Protestant movie watchers, critics No. 26/1957

Precursor and sequel

  • Sissi
  • Sissi - Fateful Years of an Empress
1956 in film Ernst Marischka Screenplay Film score Bruno Mondi Princess Ludovika of Bavaria Heimatfilm Sissi (Film) 1957 Cannes Film Festival
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