Movie

Mayerling

1968 · 140 min

A sumptuous, slow-burning imperial tragedy that wraps doomed romance in courtly restraint and a lingering sense of fatal inevitability.

Tagline: No one woman could satisfy him...until he fell in love.
Overview: Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria clashes with his father, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, over implementing progressive policies for their country. Rudolf soon feels he is a man born at the wrong time in a country that doesn't realize the need for social reform. The Prince of Wales, later to become Britain's King Edward VII, provides comic relief. Rudolf finds refuge from a loveless marriage with Princess Stéphanie by taking a mistress, Baroness Maria Vetsera. Their untimely demise at Mayerling, the imperial family's hunting lodge, is cloaked in mystery.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, tense and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Love, politics, family, freedom
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
politics
family
freedom
death
Places: big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild