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FilmPublisher number: KLF-DV-3137 | Koch Lorber FilmsLanguage: German Summary language: English Original language: German Publisher: [Port Washington, N.Y.] : Koch Lorber Films, LP : distributed by Koch Entertainment LP, [2007]Copyright date: ©2007Edition: FullscreenDescription: 5 videodiscs (574 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:

two-dimensional moving image

Media type:

video

Carrier type:

videodisc

ISBN:

1417201533
9781417201532

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

DDC classification:

791.4375 22
791.4372 22

LOC classification:

PN1997 .S57 2007

Contents:

Disc 1. Sissi (105 min.) -- disc 2. Sissi : the young empress, the making of Sissi (123 min.) -- disc 3. Sissi : the fateful years of an empress (108 min.) -- disc 4. Forever my love (139 min.) -- disc 5. Victoria in Dover : the story of Vickie (104 min.).

Cast: Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Gustav Knuth, Vilma Degischer.Summary: 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.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Video Recording	Carleton University, AVRC	SP456 - Collections Room	DVD-02673 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		16050193274

Collective title from container.

4X3 aspect ratio.

Originally produced as motion pictures 1954-1960.

DVD extras include trailers and the featurette Sissi : the young empress.

DVD; Dolby digital.

German dialogue with English subtitles.

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