Rodolfe, Crown Prince of Austria, is fettered on all sides. He's bored; his father, the emperor, is domineering; his politics are more liberal than his father's, but he knows his views carry no weight.
Is it worth the time? If you like your period dramas dripping with melancholy and slightly dusty, you will probably dig Mayerling. It’s not for the casual viewer who wants constant movement or snappy dialogue. It is a movie that sits in the corner, nursing a drink and sighing heavily. If you have no patience for 1930s ...
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"Is it worth the time? If you like your period dramas dripping with melancholy and slightly dusty, you will probably dig Mayerling. It’s not for the casual viewer who wants constant movement or snappy dialogue. It is a movie that sits in the corner, nursing a drink and sighing heavily. If you have no patience for 1930s pacing, stay far away. Charles Boyer plays Rodolphe like a man who is already tired of breathing. He is the Crown Prince of Austria, and he looks like he’d rather be literally any..."
Joseph Kessel, Irma von Cube, Marcel Achard, Claude Anet
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