I was so looking forward to seeing this take on Sissi.
Not something that I would watch again, a one trick pony.
Vicky Krieps is a wonderful actor, her previous work attests to this and she works with the material well, passionate and believable. The rest of the cast are just great and hats off to them for being the bright points in this story.
The sets were good and the dressing was really cool it was well done cinematography with some pretty scenes, grim scenes and a good characterisation of the times.
I'm sure the Empress had some tough times but this is relentless in misery, it could have been writ by some certain Duchess? Very few light bits to make the screenplay move and the monikers used were wildly predictable. I get the impression that the people behind this pony have little experience of the human condition and are more interested in their own aims than the complexity and contradictions of dealing with adversity.
It's good that another 4 productions have been made this year, this may come out as number 5 due to its narrow obsessions.
Not something that I would watch again, a one trick pony.
Vicky Krieps is a wonderful actor, her previous work attests to this and she works with the material well, passionate and believable. The rest of the cast are just great and hats off to them for being the bright points in this story.
The sets were good and the dressing was really cool it was well done cinematography with some pretty scenes, grim scenes and a good characterisation of the times.
I'm sure the Empress had some tough times but this is relentless in misery, it could have been writ by some certain Duchess? Very few light bits to make the screenplay move and the monikers used were wildly predictable. I get the impression that the people behind this pony have little experience of the human condition and are more interested in their own aims than the complexity and contradictions of dealing with adversity.
It's good that another 4 productions have been made this year, this may come out as number 5 due to its narrow obsessions.