Sisi/Last Minute

Sisi/Last Minute

95 mins | Drama | Sept. 19, 1991

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.

Sisi/Last Minute

95 mins | Drama | Sept. 19, 1991

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.
Producers Calypsofilm
Original title Sisi und der Kaiserkuß
Directors Christoph Böll
Writers Ralph Ströhle, Wieland Samolak, Christoph Böll

Cast

Vanessa Wagner

as Sisi

Nils Tavernier

as Kaiser Franz Joseph

Bernadette Lafont

as Baronin von Wrangel

Kristina Walter

as Erzherzogin Sophie

Jean Poiret

as Herzog Max in Bayern

Cleo Kretschmer

as Herzogin Ludovika

Wichart von Roëll

as Generaladjudant Grünne

Josef Ostendorf

as Philippe

Peter Gavajda

as Johann

Claus Fuchs

as Von Haynau

Volker Prechtel

as Hias von Konnersreuth

Nikolaus Schilling

as Fürst Metternich