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Join us for a special Cinema Salon screening of the film on Thursday, January 12 w/ a post-screening discussion with Senior Center member and former teacher Lynn Puritz-Fine.
"Krieps gives an exhilaratingly fierce, uningratiating performance."—Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
"A witty subversion of biopic and costume-drama clichés."—Jessica Kiang, Variety
"A gorgeous, eye-catching and tragic epic."—Dwight Brown, DwightBrownInk.com
Empress Elisabeth of Austria is idolized for her beauty and renowned for inspiring fashion trends. But in 1877, 'Sissi' celebrates her 40th birthday and must fight to maintain her public image by lacing her corset tighter and tighter. While Elisabeth's role has been reduced against her wishes to purely performative, her hunger for knowledge and zest for life makes her more and more restless in Vienna. She travels to England and Bavaria, visiting former lovers and old friends, seeking the excitement and purpose of her youth. With a future of strictly ceremonial duties laid out in front of her, Elisabeth rebels against the hyperbolized image of herself and comes up with a plan to protect her legacy.
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