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Empress Elizabeth of Austria is idolized for her beauty and renowned for inspiring fashion trends. But in 1877, ‘Sisi’ celebrates her 40th birthday and must fight to maintain her public image by lacing her corset tighter and tighter. While Elizabeth’s role has been reduced against her wishes to purely performative, her hunger for knowledge and zest for life makes her more and more restless in Vienna. She travels to England and Hungary, visiting former lovers and political allies, seeking the excitement and purpose of her youth. With a future of strictly ceremonial duties laid out in front of her, Elizabeth rebels against the hyperbolised image of herself and comes up with a plan to protect her legacy. |
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Austria | Luxembourg | Germany | France 112 min
World Sales: mk2 Films International press: Susan Norget French press: Mathilde Incerti German press: Kerstin Böck
Screenings May 20 11:00 Debussy Premiere May 21 09:00 Cineum Imax May 21 16:15 Bazin May 22 12:00 Cineum Screen X Market May 19 14:15 Palais K May 22 13:45 Olympia 6 May 23 13:45 Olympia #6 (online) |
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BREAKING THE ICE
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by Clara Stern 102 min May 20 12:00 Lerins 1 May 23 11:30 Olympia 7 Films Boutique
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FOR THE MANY– THE VIENNA CHAMBER OF LABOUR
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by Constantin Wulff 120 min May 19 17:00 Online #9 Cercamon
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RUBIKON
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by Leni Lauritsch 110 min May 17 11:30 Lerins 4 May 18 11:30 Lerins #4 Online The Playmaker
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SONNE
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by Kurdwin Ayub 88 min May 19 11:00 Online #9 Cercamon
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FAMILY DINNER
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by Peter Hengl
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FEMINISM WTF
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by Katharina Mückstein
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Matter Out of Place
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by Nikolaus Geyrhalter
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SERVIAM – I will serve |
by Ruth Mader |
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VERA |
by Tizza Covi & Rainer Frimmel |
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Partners |
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Austrian Film Commission, Stiftgasse 6, 1070 Vienna, Austria | +43 1 526 33 23 |
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