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Director
  
Ernst Marischka

Prequel
  
Sissi

Writer
  
Ernst Marischka

Language
  
German

6.6/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Drama, History

Duration
  

Country
  
Austria


Release date
  
19 December 1956 (1956-12-19)

Sequel
  
Sissi - Fateful Years of an Empress

Cast
  
Romy Schneider
(Sissi, Kaiserin Elisabeth von Österreich),
Karlheinz Böhm
(Franz Joseph, Kaiser von Österreich),
Magda Schneider
(Herzogin Ludovika von Bayern),
Vilma Degischer
(Erzherzogin Sophie),
Gustav Knuth
(Herzog Max von Bayern),
Walter Reyer
(Graf Andrassy)

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A young woman (Romy Schneider) tries to adapt to her new life as Austrias empress.

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Sissi – The Young Empress (German: ) is a 1956 film directed by Ernst Marischka and starring Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Bohm, Magda Schneider, Uta Franz, Gustav Knuth, Vilma Degischer and Josef Meinrad. It was entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival. It is the second film in the Sissi trilogy, following Sissi and preceding Sissi - Fateful Years of an Empress.

Sissi is now the empress of Austria and attempts to learn etiquette. While she is busy being empress she also has to deal with her difficult new mother-in-law, while the arch-duchess Sophie is trying to tell the emperor how to rule and also Sissi how to be a mother.

Plot

Sissi slowly adapts to life as empress of Austria, but her mother-in-law is hard to live with. Archduchess Sophie adheres to the long-established rules protocol and etiquette, and constantly interferes not only with the emperors government of the empire but in his family life as well. When Sissis first child is born, the Archduchess Sophie insists on taking away the child to raise her, because she feels Sissi is too young and unqualified to do so. Sophie also feels that Sissis place is not in the nursery with her baby, but with her husband as the emperor travels around the empire. A scandal threatens to break out when Sissi leaves Vienna and returns to Bavaria to see her parents. She keeps the truth from her mother, but confesses to her father that she cannot live with Archduchess Sophies constant criticism and tyranny. Franz Joseph follows her and finally convinces her to return to Vienna. This strengthens Sissis influence with the emperor, and she supports Prince Gyula Andrassy and the cause of the Hungarians for equal standing in the Empire. The movie concludes with her being crowned Queen of the Hungarians in Budapest. (In fact the coronation was not held until 1867, but "SissiThe Young Empress" brings the event forward in time to make the ceremony appear to be a confirmation of Sissis improving status as empress.)

Starring

  • Romy Schneider - Empress Elisabeth of Austria, or "Sissi"
  • Karlheinz Bohm - Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria
  • Vilma Degischer - Archduchess Sophie, Franz Josephs mother
  • Erich Nikowitz - Archduke Franz Karl, Franz Josephs father
  • Magda Schneider - Duchess Ludovika in Bavaria, Sissis mother
  • Gustav Knuth - Duke Max in Bavaria, Sissis father
  • Josef Meinrad - Major Bockl
  • Richard Eybner - Postmaster of Ischl
  • Walter Reyer - Count Andrassy
  • Senta Wengraf - Countess Bellegarde
  • Helene Lauterbock - Countess Esterhazy-Liechtenstein

    • References

    Sissi – The Young Empress Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA

    Sissi – The Young Empress IMDb Sissi – The Young Empress themoviedb.org


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