Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Metacritic60/100
54 audience votes
Key crew
- Christian KrachtWriter
- Frauke FinsterwalderWriter
- Frauke FinsterwalderDirector
- Michael KünstleOriginal Music Composer
- Matteo PagamiciOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Susanne WolffEmpress Elisabeth of Austria
- Sandra HüllerIrma Sztáray
- Tom Rhys HarriesSmythe
- Johanna WokalekCountess Marie Festetics
- Angela WinklerPrincess Ludovika of Bavaria
- Stefan KurtCount of Berzeviczy
- Maresi RiegnerMarie
- William Erazo FernándezPorter
- Georg FriedrichArchduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria
- Sophie HutterFritzi
- Sibylle CanonicaMaria Sztáray
- Markus SchleinzerKaiser Franz Joseph
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Themes
austriabiographyhistorical figureempressroyaltyperiod dramaaustria-hungaryhabsburger19th centurysatiricalreflectiveabsurd