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Sisi/Last Minute

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.

Top Cast

  • Vanessa Wagner

    Vanessa Wagner

    Sisi

  • Nils Tavernier

    Nils Tavernier

    Kaiser Franz Joseph

  • Sonja Kirchberger

    Sonja Kirchberger

    Nene

  • Bernadette Lafont

    Bernadette Lafont

    Baronin von Wrangel

  • Kristina Walter

    Kristina Walter

    Erzherzogin Sophie

  • Jean Poiret

    Jean Poiret

    Herzog Max in Bayern

  • Cleo Kretschmer

    Cleo Kretschmer

    Herzogin Ludovika

  • Wichart von Roëll

    Wichart von Roëll

    Generaladjudant Grünne

  • Josef Ostendorf

    Josef Ostendorf

    Philippe

Overview

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.

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