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Jul 12, 2024 · The fascinating if meandering drama Sisi & I (2023) (Sisi & Ich) showcases the strange and tragic life of Empress Elisabeth “Sisi” of Austria (Susanne Wolff), focusing on her relationship with her lady-in-waiting Countess Irma Stzáray (Sandra Hüller).
Jul 10, 2024 · Frauke Finsterwalder’s Sisi & I takes a tack often employed in postmodernist literature and writes Sisi’s story from a “minor” character’s point of view, in this case, that of the Empress’s last lady-in-waiting, Irma Sztáray, with Susanne Wolff playing the role of Empress Sisi and Oscar-nominated Sandra Hüller as Countess Irma ...
Jul 13, 2024 · Susanne Wolff captures the enigmatic Sisi’s spirit of rebellion against restrictive norms. With piercing blue eyes and long blond hair flowing in the breeze, Wolff looks every bit like the romanticized vision of the Austro-Hungarian ruler.
Jul 19, 2024 · Starring Sandra Hüller as Irma, with Susanne Wolff assuming Sisi’s crown, Sisi & I provides an intriguing look at female rebellion and unrequited love during an era when pushing back against feminine stereotypes practically amounted to a death sentence.
Jul 12, 2024 · But it’s perhaps unfair to compare these films all too closely, since Finsterwalder’s outing is its own thing, seen mostly through the eyes of Sisi’s (Susanne Wolff) loyal handmaiden, Countess Irma (Sandra Hüller, in a quieter register after her extraordinary dual turn in “Anatomy of a Fall” and “The Zone of Interest.”) We meet ...
Jul 5, 2024 · Susanne Wolff and Sandra Hüller are fantastic and create a complex, intricate friendship. A radically unique period film with a great soundtrack and plenty of surprises.
Jul 12, 2024 · Sisi & I follows Irma Sztáray (Sandra Hüller), a 42-year-old Hungarian spinster and countess chosen by the Royal Court to become Empress Elisabeth of Austria’s (Susanne Wolff) lady-in-waiting as she grows increasingly distant from her husband, Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria (Markus Schleinzer), living away from Vienna in Greece ...
