An operetta of easy going court life in Munich in 1852: Elizabeth of Bavaria marries Franz Joseph of Austria, Count Tettenbach the Elder falls for a confectioner's daughter, his nephew for a commoner..
Is this worth the watch? Look, if you enjoy staring at fancy dresses and watching people bow in slow motion, maybe. It’s perfect for people who like their history sanitized, polished, and dipped in heavy syrup. If you have an allergy to operettas or people breaking into song in the middle of a bakery, stay far away. T...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Herbert Maisch
Mikhail Fokine
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"Is this worth the watch? Look, if you enjoy staring at fancy dresses and watching people bow in slow motion, maybe. It’s perfect for people who like their history sanitized, polished, and dipped in heavy syrup. If you have an allergy to operettas or people breaking into song in the middle of a bakery, stay far away. The whole thing feels like it was filmed inside a music box. The sets are just a little bit too clean, you know? Like nobody actually lives in these palaces. They just sort of drift..."
Walter Forster, Emil Burri
Germany
