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028 42 KLF-DV-3137|bKoch Lorber Films
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050 14 PN1997|b.S57 2007
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245 04 The Sissi collection /|cproduced by Erma Filmproduktionen
in association with Beta ; written and directed by Ernst
Marischka.
264 1 [Port Washington, N.Y.] :|bKoch Lorber Films, LP :
|bdistributed by Koch Entertainment LP,|c[1954]
264 4 |c©2007
300 5 videodiscs (574 min.) :|bsound, color ;|c4 3/4 in.
336 two-dimensional moving image|btdi|2rdacontent
337 video|bv|2rdamedia
338 videodisc|bvd|2rdacarrier
500 Collective title from container.
500 Originally produced as motion pictures 1954-1960.
500 DVD extras include trailers and the featurette Sissi : the
young empress.
500 GMD: videorecording.
505 00 |gdisc 1.|tSissi|g(105 min.) --|gdisc 2.|tSissi : the
young empress, the making of Sissi|g(123 min.) --|gdisc 3.
|tSissi : the fateful years of an empress|g(108 min.) --
|gdisc 4.|tForever my love|g(139 min.) --|gdisc 5.
|tVictoria in Dover : the story of Vickie|g(104 min.).
511 1 Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Gustav
Knuth, Vilma Degischer.
520 The Sissi trilogy presents through heartwarming
storytelling and undeniable visual beauty a Cinderella
story in scrupulous detail, in three chronologically
biographical films that, together, take nearly six hours
to watch. Made between 1955-1957 by German director Ernst
Marischka, Sissi, Sissi: The Young Empress, and Sissi: The
Fateful Years of An Empress chronicle, in not-strictly
historical terms, Elisabeth of Bavaria's marriage to her
cousin, Franz Josef (Karlheinz Böhm), for which she is
crowned Princess of Austria and, later, Queen of Hungary.
Nicknamed Sissi (Romy Schneider), Elisabeth possesses
fairy tale beauty and charm, from her early days in her
Austrian schlosse, where she raises dachshunds, doves, and
pet deer, to her latter days as regal ambassador of love,
honesty, and generosity. The three films, taken as one
sprawling epic, are as saccharine and idealized as The
Sound of Music, with similar alpine landscapes, rivers,
and castles dotting the sets. But Romy Schneider's
magnetism is as strong as Julie Andrews's, and as one
watches her horseback riding, learning manners and
politics, having a baby, winning the hearts of Hungarians
and Italians, or suffering with tuberculosis, it is quite
difficult to turn the films off! The costuming and
ceremonial pomp alone is riveting and serves as a
fascinating glimpse, even if fictionalized, into 19th
century aristocratic life. Each character in Sissi's
family, including the reproachful mother-in-law, Sophie
(Vilma Degischer), who constantly reprimands Sissi for her
lack of formality and sophistication, and her warm parents,
Ludovika and Max (Magda Schneider and Gustav Knuth) add
infinite depth to this ambitious tale. The extras in the
Sissi Collection, including "Forever My Love," a condensed,
English-dubbed version lacking original score, and
"Victoria in Dover," a precusor to the Sissi trilogy.
538 DVD; full screen (4X3) aspect ratio; Dolby digital.
546 German dialogue with English subtitles.
600 00 Elisabeth,|cEmpress, consort of Franz Joseph I, Emperor of
Austria,|d1837-1898|vDrama.
600 00 Victoria,|cQueen of Great Britain,|d1819-1901|vDrama.
655 7 Feature films.|2lcgft
655 7 Historical films.|2lcgft
700 1 Marischka, Ernst.
700 1 Schneider, Romy,|d1938-1982.
700 1 Böhm, Karlheinz,|d1928-2014
700 1 Schneider, Magda,|d1909-1996.
700 1 Knuth, Gustav,|d1901-1987.
700 1 Degischer, Vilma.
710 2 Koch Lorber Films.
710 2 Koch Entertainment (Firm)
710 2 Erma Filmproduktionen.
710 2 Beta Film GmbH
740 02 Sissi : die junge Kaiserin.
740 02 Sissi : Schicksalsjahre einer Kaiserin.
740 02 Mädchenjahre einer Königin.
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