1957 · romance · drama · history
Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress
Directed by Ernst Marischka1h 49m1957
After a wonderful time in Hungary Sissi falls extremely ill and must retreat to a Mediterranean climate to rest. The young empress’ mother takes her from Austria to recover in Madeira.
Our read: Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress (1957) reads as a warm, steady, grounded romance · drama · history entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Warm, steady, measured romance / drama, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, tender.
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