Cinema
Sissi
Ernst Marischka · 1955
Synopsis
Bavaria, 1853. Elisabeth, known as Sissi, sixteen, adores her father, Duke Max, who prefers hunting to the court. Her mother leaves for Bad Ischl to betroth the elder sister, Néné, to the young Emperor of Austria, as Archduchess Sophie wishes, and Sissi obtains permission to accompany her. While out fishing, she meets the emperor by chance without knowing who he is, and the two mothers' plans begin to waver.
Context
The screenplay takes up an operetta libretto that the author had written in 1932, rewritten for Romy Schneider, who plays alongside her mother Magda. Filming took place at the Sievering and Schönbrunn studios, at the Fuschlsee and in Bad Ischl. The film was released in Vienna on 21 December 1955, was followed by two further instalments in 1956 and 1957, and the trilogy returns to television every year during the festive season.
Who it is for
One hundred minutes in costume, without shadow, to be taken for what they are. It is the first instalment of a series of three, and it stands on its own.
Prizes and reception
A public success so great that in Germany it surpassed Gone with the Wind, despite severe criticism at the time.
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