
The immature young ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Franz Joseph, was extremely shy around women but (according to this film) was constantly being propositioned, lewdly or otherwise, by ambitious courtesans. When he was finally married to his Empress, the teen-aged Bavarian princess Sisi (Elizabeth), it seems that his relief knew no bounds, for he was now sure that he would never have to think about sex ever again. According to the filmmakers, this is the true history of that marriage. This story is a complete reversal of the romantic legend depicted in the popular 1955 film Sissi, which helped brighten the emerging stardom of Romy Schneider.
Directed by Christoph Böll
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Cast

Vanessa Wagner
Sisi

Nils Tavernier
Kaiser Franz Joseph

Sonja Kirchberger
Nene

Bernadette Lafont
Baronin von Wrangel
Kristina Walter
Erzherzogin Sophie

Jean Poiret
Herzog Max in Bayern

Cleo Kretschmer
Herzogin Ludovika

Wichart von Roëll
Generaladjudant Grünne

Josef Ostendorf
Philippe
Peter Gavajda
Johann

Claus Fuchs
Von Haynau

Volker Prechtel
Hias von Konnersreuth

Joachim Regelien
Arzt
Nikolaus Schilling
Fürst Metternich
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