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Sisi & I

2023 · 132 min

A cool, arch costume drama that drifts between devotion and control, watching obsession curdle into quiet unease.

Directed by: Frauke Finsterwalder
Genres: Drama, History
Starring: Susanne Wolff, Sandra Hüller, Tom Rhys Harries

Overview: After an elaborate application process, Empress Elisabeth of Austria hires Countess Irma as her new lady-in-waiting and takes her to her summer residence on Corfu. As the two women become closer there, this soon leads to tensions back in Vienna.

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Directed by: Frauke Finsterwalder
Genres: Drama, History
Starring: Susanne Wolff, Sandra Hüller, Tom Rhys Harries

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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
identity
power
isolation
class
Places: single country house
sea
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	5
Realism	7
Romance	5
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, history
Directed by: Frauke Finsterwalder
Written by: Christian Kracht, Frauke Finsterwalder
Starring: Susanne Wolff, Sandra Hüller, Tom Rhys Harries, Johanna Wokalek, Angela Winkler, Stefan Kurt, Maresi Riegner, William Erazo Fernández
Music: Matteo Pagamici, Michael Künstle
Cinematography: Thomas W. Kiennast
Runtime: 132 min
Country: Austria, Germany, Switzerland
Languages: German, French, English

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