WEBVTT 00:00:38.500 --> 00:00:39.750 Your Majesty. 00:00:40.500 --> 00:00:41.541 It's time. 00:01:11.916 --> 00:01:12.916 Sisi! 00:01:17.125 --> 00:01:18.000 Sisi! 00:01:20.375 --> 00:01:21.666 Where are you? 00:01:28.500 --> 00:01:30.625 That girl is driving me mad! 00:01:32.916 --> 00:01:34.125 Come, hide with me. 00:01:36.541 --> 00:01:38.250 Did you look in the cellar? 00:01:38.291 --> 00:01:39.291 In the attic? 00:01:44.750 --> 00:01:46.166 She isn't dressed yet? 00:01:47.291 --> 00:01:50.791 This can't be. The Duke will be here any minute. 00:01:55.291 --> 00:01:58.416 Mother says the Duke is going to propose to you. 00:01:59.000 --> 00:02:00.166 But I don't want him. 00:02:00.250 --> 00:02:01.750 Why not? 00:02:01.791 --> 00:02:03.500 Have you seen how he dresses? 00:02:05.208 --> 00:02:08.333 "All because of this child! Bring me a schnapps." 00:02:12.041 --> 00:02:14.083 -Is she with you? -No, Mother. 00:02:14.125 --> 00:02:16.125 I won't allow this to go wrong now. 00:02:18.083 --> 00:02:19.000 Sisi! 00:02:21.333 --> 00:02:22.333 I'm warning you! 00:02:25.125 --> 00:02:27.458 I want a man who satisfies my soul. 00:02:29.208 --> 00:02:30.333 Do you understand? 00:02:33.458 --> 00:02:34.500 Sisi! 00:02:47.000 --> 00:02:47.958 Where is she? 00:02:48.000 --> 00:02:50.916 She said she wants a man who satisfies her soul. 00:02:53.666 --> 00:02:55.416 Sisi! 00:03:44.416 --> 00:03:46.250 Stay calm, Puck. 00:05:01.625 --> 00:05:02.625 Your Majesty? 00:05:06.125 --> 00:05:07.125 It's time. 00:05:20.166 --> 00:05:23.250 Your Imperial Highness, I wish you a good morning. 00:05:39.041 --> 00:05:40.125 Your Majesty. 00:05:42.000 --> 00:05:43.166 Mother. 00:05:51.375 --> 00:05:54.875 Always up so early, I hear. Did you even sleep at all? 00:05:55.416 --> 00:05:57.375 This is not a pleasant morning. 00:05:58.000 --> 00:05:59.291 You'll get used to it. 00:05:59.375 --> 00:06:02.250 I think there are things one never gets used to. 00:06:11.541 --> 00:06:12.666 Come. 00:06:13.541 --> 00:06:14.541 Puck. 00:06:17.041 --> 00:06:18.541 Everything will be fine. 00:06:28.291 --> 00:06:29.125 Father. 00:06:32.708 --> 00:06:33.958 Sisi will be here soon. 00:06:34.916 --> 00:06:37.458 Morning prayers are very important to her. 00:06:38.708 --> 00:06:40.791 She matured over the summer. 00:06:41.291 --> 00:06:42.916 She is ready for marriage. 00:06:52.333 --> 00:06:54.041 Some more tea, yes? Marie? 00:06:56.041 --> 00:06:57.458 He took off and fell. 00:06:58.541 --> 00:07:00.416 But I don't think it's so bad. 00:07:04.541 --> 00:07:06.791 You get into trouble every single day. 00:07:08.208 --> 00:07:12.583 What are you even doing out there? You should be in there getting engaged. 00:07:14.666 --> 00:07:17.416 The life she wants me to live, I don't want it. 00:07:18.333 --> 00:07:20.666 There must be something else out there. 00:07:27.958 --> 00:07:29.083 What are you doing? 00:07:30.541 --> 00:07:31.708 No! 00:07:33.291 --> 00:07:34.666 His leg is broken. 00:07:35.291 --> 00:07:36.458 It will never heal. 00:07:37.416 --> 00:07:38.416 You do it. 00:07:39.791 --> 00:07:41.416 He'll get through it. 00:07:42.166 --> 00:07:46.458 He'll never be able to walk right again. What kind of a life is that? 00:07:47.916 --> 00:07:50.791 You ignore all the rules. You do as you please. 00:07:51.416 --> 00:07:53.041 Now it's time to pay the price. 00:08:23.666 --> 00:08:26.541 "Death does not separate, death unites." 00:08:26.583 --> 00:08:28.416 "Life is what separates us." 00:08:30.416 --> 00:08:31.791 From Heinrich Heine. 00:09:08.666 --> 00:09:10.166 They must see your face. 00:09:12.666 --> 00:09:15.583 These are the moments when a ruler shows strength. 00:09:35.333 --> 00:09:36.416 Give us bread! 00:09:40.916 --> 00:09:42.208 We are hungry! 00:09:45.166 --> 00:09:46.166 Murderer! 00:09:56.083 --> 00:09:57.166 Nooses! 00:10:01.416 --> 00:10:04.416 Sentenced to death for conspiracy, 00:10:05.166 --> 00:10:07.166 revolutionary behaviour, 00:10:07.791 --> 00:10:10.916 lèse-majesté and high treason. 00:10:12.166 --> 00:10:14.291 Solely His Majesty the Emperor 00:10:15.041 --> 00:10:17.708 has the power to pardon the condemned. 00:10:24.708 --> 00:10:27.708 Do those condemned to death have anything to say? 00:10:31.416 --> 00:10:33.583 You sit in your palace. We sit in filth. 00:10:34.416 --> 00:10:35.541 Your Majesty. 00:10:37.166 --> 00:10:38.458 You can kill us, 00:10:38.541 --> 00:10:40.166 but it'll do you no good. 00:10:42.416 --> 00:10:45.083 -The people will rise against you. -Yes, we will! 00:10:45.166 --> 00:10:46.541 Yes, we will! 00:10:47.416 --> 00:10:50.041 -I'm dying for the people. -Yes! 00:10:50.666 --> 00:10:51.791 For the peo-- 00:11:29.208 --> 00:11:30.208 Shut the door. 00:11:32.500 --> 00:11:35.208 Two counts and two dukes you've driven away. 00:11:35.333 --> 00:11:36.625 My ulcer. 00:11:36.708 --> 00:11:38.583 The doctor says it could burst, 00:11:38.625 --> 00:11:40.750 and I'll die because of you, Sisi. 00:11:40.833 --> 00:11:42.208 My name is Elisabeth. 00:11:48.458 --> 00:11:49.458 You! 00:11:54.208 --> 00:11:55.208 Mother? 00:12:10.500 --> 00:12:12.875 Why can't you be more like your sister? 00:12:12.958 --> 00:12:15.208 What does she do when something makes her unhappy? 00:12:15.333 --> 00:12:16.125 I don't know. 00:12:16.208 --> 00:12:18.583 Neither do I. That's how it should be. 00:12:19.750 --> 00:12:23.500 I want to make my own life decisions. What is so bad about that? 00:12:24.375 --> 00:12:27.833 What do you want to do with your life? Write poetry? 00:12:28.375 --> 00:12:29.583 Why not? 00:12:30.833 --> 00:12:32.875 You don't know what it's like out there. 00:12:34.750 --> 00:12:36.583 No one's waiting for a girl like you. 00:12:42.708 --> 00:12:43.833 You can't force me. 00:12:46.041 --> 00:12:46.083 That's enough! 00:12:49.125 --> 00:12:51.208 Helene's future looks bright. 00:12:52.000 --> 00:12:54.000 A very special wedding. 00:12:54.583 --> 00:12:57.375 And you will not ruin that for us, understand? 00:12:59.500 --> 00:13:01.583 Mother, please, I am not crazy. 00:13:03.333 --> 00:13:04.583 Then prove it to me. 00:13:23.958 --> 00:13:25.333 What is this? 00:13:25.958 --> 00:13:28.458 A ruler who harms himself. You know how that looks? 00:13:28.583 --> 00:13:30.083 I don't enjoy hanging people. 00:13:30.208 --> 00:13:33.000 You think I do? Those people wanted to kill you. 00:13:33.083 --> 00:13:36.000 -Not those people. -But they're future assassins. 00:13:37.708 --> 00:13:39.250 There must be another way. 00:13:41.875 --> 00:13:43.125 Another way? 00:13:45.958 --> 00:13:48.833 Cold winter, bad harvest. People are hungry and ill. 00:13:48.958 --> 00:13:50.625 That leads to riots and hatred. 00:13:50.708 --> 00:13:52.875 We cannot hang everyone who is discontent. 00:13:54.000 --> 00:13:56.000 There are things even we can't change. 00:13:56.083 --> 00:13:57.750 The people's rage. 00:13:57.833 --> 00:13:59.500 It is like an illness, 00:13:59.583 --> 00:14:00.583 an ulcer. 00:14:01.375 --> 00:14:03.500 And ulcers must be cauterized. 00:14:14.833 --> 00:14:15.833 What is that? 00:14:17.083 --> 00:14:19.833 A gift from Tsar Nicholas for Your Majesty. 00:14:22.708 --> 00:14:23.708 Read it aloud. 00:14:29.000 --> 00:14:32.708 "My beloved friend, may this gift give you strength." 00:14:32.833 --> 00:14:36.958 "Even a powerful empire like yours is easy prey when it is weak and ill." 00:14:37.833 --> 00:14:40.875 "Your people need a vision, a new objective." 00:14:40.958 --> 00:14:42.583 "I await your consent 00:14:42.708 --> 00:14:46.083 and promise you an empire where the sun never sets." 00:14:49.833 --> 00:14:50.708 How kind. 00:14:53.500 --> 00:14:56.583 He wants us to join him in the war against the Sultan. 00:14:56.625 --> 00:14:59.583 The Ottoman Empire is about to collapse. The time is right. 00:14:59.625 --> 00:15:02.583 War is the last thing our people need right now. 00:15:03.958 --> 00:15:05.833 I know what our people need. 00:15:13.208 --> 00:15:14.708 Your Imperial Highness. 00:15:16.833 --> 00:15:17.833 Please. 00:15:21.333 --> 00:15:22.583 Helene from Bavaria. 00:15:25.083 --> 00:15:26.375 That's your solution? 00:15:26.458 --> 00:15:27.583 I am to marry her? 00:15:27.625 --> 00:15:30.750 The people will trust you again if you give them a bride. 00:15:30.833 --> 00:15:33.208 Believe me. And an heir to the throne. 00:15:33.708 --> 00:15:35.750 Just take a look at her. 00:15:35.833 --> 00:15:39.000 -Helene is pious and beautiful. -That's not enough for me. 00:15:42.083 --> 00:15:43.375 This isn't about you. 00:15:44.000 --> 00:15:46.333 The Prussians want our throne. 00:15:46.458 --> 00:15:49.333 Napoleon is an imposter. We won't marry into that. 00:15:49.833 --> 00:15:53.000 And aesthetics disqualify the Belgians' daughters. 00:15:54.833 --> 00:15:59.083 A marriage with Bavaria will validate our claim to the German states. 00:15:59.625 --> 00:16:01.750 And it will seem honest. 00:16:06.708 --> 00:16:11.083 I didn't fend off the revolution, Franz, for you to be picky with your brides. 00:16:13.458 --> 00:16:17.583 You will meet each other in four weeks at your birthday celebration in Ischl. 00:16:18.333 --> 00:16:20.458 Then we'll announce your engagement. 00:16:26.750 --> 00:16:28.375 These are difficult times. 00:16:32.083 --> 00:16:34.500 Let's give the people something to dream about. 00:17:08.875 --> 00:17:11.916 All this poetry is why Mother wants to send you to a madhouse. 00:17:15.500 --> 00:17:18.375 If he starts talking to you, I'll take you with me. 00:17:21.875 --> 00:17:23.375 I'm happy you're coming. 00:17:26.250 --> 00:17:29.125 She wants to keep an eye on me. That's all. 00:17:30.625 --> 00:17:32.250 I wanted to have you here. 00:17:33.875 --> 00:17:34.750 Really? 00:17:35.416 --> 00:17:36.916 I'm afraid that you… 00:17:38.500 --> 00:17:39.875 that you'll get lost. 00:17:42.625 --> 00:17:46.625 No need to worry about me. You know me. I have thick skin. 00:17:46.666 --> 00:17:47.666 No, you don't. 00:17:52.375 --> 00:17:53.416 Let me see. 00:17:54.041 --> 00:17:55.250 It's not done yet. 00:17:56.625 --> 00:18:01.416 "Swallow, lend me your wings Take me with you to the faraway land 00:18:01.500 --> 00:18:04.125 And should I with you soar up there 00:18:04.250 --> 00:18:06.541 -In the ever blue firmament -…firmament… 00:18:07.166 --> 00:18:09.875 How I then shall fervently Praise the god 00:18:10.000 --> 00:18:11.750 From whom freedom was sent." 00:18:18.500 --> 00:18:19.916 Don't let her see that. 00:18:21.625 --> 00:18:23.000 I will be invisible. 00:18:24.625 --> 00:18:26.750 I promise. I will behave. 00:18:33.916 --> 00:18:35.250 Starting now. 00:18:48.000 --> 00:18:49.791 Welcome, Your Royal Highness. 00:18:50.625 --> 00:18:51.666 Is the Emperor here? 00:18:51.750 --> 00:18:55.291 His Majesty and the Imperial family aren't expected until tomorrow. 00:18:58.541 --> 00:19:01.250 Please prepare some food before I starve. 00:19:07.958 --> 00:19:08.958 Sisi! 00:19:10.750 --> 00:19:12.750 No emotions. Understood. 00:19:15.250 --> 00:19:18.125 You know the Emperor's brothers will also be here. 00:19:18.208 --> 00:19:21.625 I'm not hopeful, but sometimes crumbs fall on the floor for the dog. 00:19:22.125 --> 00:19:23.458 Let's go. Hurry up. 00:19:23.583 --> 00:19:25.583 You should bathe before bedtime. 00:19:29.791 --> 00:19:31.416 What if he doesn't like me? 00:19:32.541 --> 00:19:33.541 If he… 00:19:37.416 --> 00:19:38.833 If he thinks I'm boring? 00:19:40.291 --> 00:19:42.041 You'll be a wonderful empress. 00:19:43.291 --> 00:19:46.041 You are always elegant without even trying. 00:19:46.166 --> 00:19:48.166 You know what to say and what not to. 00:19:48.291 --> 00:19:49.916 Unlike you. 00:19:52.291 --> 00:19:55.166 I sometimes wish I could be a bit more like you. 00:19:57.416 --> 00:19:58.416 Come here. 00:20:05.750 --> 00:20:07.500 Good evening, My Emperor. 00:20:16.250 --> 00:20:18.000 Is this your secret fantasy? 00:20:19.125 --> 00:20:20.500 Your Majesty, the bear 00:20:21.625 --> 00:20:23.625 and me, the helpless squirrel? 00:20:41.541 --> 00:20:42.625 And if it were? 00:20:46.000 --> 00:20:47.666 Whatever floats your boat, I'd say. 00:20:49.500 --> 00:20:51.291 She looks very obedient. 00:20:52.750 --> 00:20:53.875 Do you like her? 00:20:58.541 --> 00:21:01.125 Something isn't right about her. I wonder what it is. 00:21:16.750 --> 00:21:21.000 Good morning, Your Imperial Highness. I hope you had a pleasant journey. 00:21:22.541 --> 00:21:26.541 -Your Majesty, welcome to Ischl. -I want to go for a ride before breakfast. 00:21:34.625 --> 00:21:35.416 No! 00:21:35.916 --> 00:21:36.916 No! 00:21:37.000 --> 00:21:38.375 This can't be. 00:21:43.541 --> 00:21:45.625 We had one more trunk with us. 00:21:45.666 --> 00:21:48.375 Your Highness, that's all that was on the carriage. 00:21:48.500 --> 00:21:50.625 Maybe the other one will arrive later? 00:21:51.541 --> 00:21:52.500 This cannot be. 00:21:55.000 --> 00:21:56.166 Your funeral clothes? 00:21:56.250 --> 00:21:58.750 -Why? -Uncle Georg died. 00:21:58.875 --> 00:22:00.166 Who is Uncle Georg? 00:22:00.250 --> 00:22:04.333 -That doesn't matter right now. -So it's this or dirty clothes? 00:22:04.333 --> 00:22:04.375 -That doesn't matter right now. -So it's this or dirty clothes? 00:22:04.916 --> 00:22:06.875 What you wear won't matter. 00:22:07.000 --> 00:22:10.916 Of course, it does! He's the Emperor and tomorrow is his birthday! 00:22:11.875 --> 00:22:14.541 Would you be so kind and bring me a glass of sherry? 00:22:16.500 --> 00:22:20.250 I read that in London and Paris, all the artists only wear black. 00:22:20.291 --> 00:22:24.125 You understand nothing of this! Please leave us alone for a moment, okay? 00:22:47.708 --> 00:22:51.041 -Good morning, Your Royal Highness. -Good morning. 00:22:51.166 --> 00:22:53.083 Good morning, Your Royal Highness. 00:22:55.041 --> 00:22:57.083 Come on, pay attention. 00:23:02.458 --> 00:23:03.291 Thank you. 00:23:12.416 --> 00:23:13.458 Oh my goodness. 00:23:42.083 --> 00:23:42.916 Come now. 00:24:08.666 --> 00:24:09.833 Why are you hiding? 00:24:18.291 --> 00:24:19.333 I'm not hiding. 00:24:19.958 --> 00:24:22.083 Do you always do that? Secretly watch others? 00:24:22.166 --> 00:24:23.458 No, Your Majesty. 00:24:27.041 --> 00:24:28.708 Where are your shoes? 00:24:29.291 --> 00:24:30.416 I like going barefoot. 00:24:33.791 --> 00:24:37.291 -Why the bird in your hands? -Why all the questions this early? 00:24:45.708 --> 00:24:49.666 -It was in the villa and couldn't get out. -I know the feeling. 00:24:54.916 --> 00:24:56.291 You are Helene's sister? 00:24:57.833 --> 00:24:58.833 Yes, Your Majesty. 00:25:06.916 --> 00:25:08.791 Beautiful morning for a ride. 00:25:10.791 --> 00:25:13.583 Yes. It helps me think clearly. 00:25:14.541 --> 00:25:15.583 I know the feeling. 00:25:24.166 --> 00:25:25.333 If you'll excuse me. 00:25:26.916 --> 00:25:27.833 Of course. 00:26:03.416 --> 00:26:04.916 Your Imperial Highness. 00:26:12.041 --> 00:26:14.166 Your family will be delighted. 00:26:14.208 --> 00:26:15.833 We'll see about that. 00:26:17.458 --> 00:26:19.208 My beautiful boy. 00:26:19.250 --> 00:26:20.583 And who is this? 00:26:21.333 --> 00:26:24.500 The enchanting Francesca, Baroness of somewhere. 00:26:24.583 --> 00:26:26.833 I thought the Italians couldn't stand us. 00:26:26.958 --> 00:26:27.958 This one can. 00:26:28.083 --> 00:26:29.708 It's an honour to meet you. 00:26:29.750 --> 00:26:32.750 I heard you sowed your wild oats on your journey. 00:26:33.250 --> 00:26:35.833 I hear you've found a new empress. 00:26:37.125 --> 00:26:39.458 This is my little brother. 00:26:39.583 --> 00:26:41.625 My little brother Ludwig-Viktor. 00:26:41.708 --> 00:26:42.833 Hello, little one. 00:26:43.833 --> 00:26:47.083 No time to announce she was coming. It was on the spur of the moment. 00:26:47.208 --> 00:26:50.333 Maximilian, what you do doesn't matter at all. 00:26:56.083 --> 00:26:58.333 The guests are waiting in the parlour. 00:27:11.625 --> 00:27:13.333 Her Imperial Highness, the Archduchess 00:27:18.875 --> 00:27:20.500 My dear sister. 00:27:21.083 --> 00:27:22.125 Sophie. 00:27:23.708 --> 00:27:26.458 You must forgive us. We had a mishap with our clothes. 00:27:27.583 --> 00:27:29.583 His Majesty, the Emperor. 00:27:33.666 --> 00:27:34.541 Your Majesty. 00:27:35.416 --> 00:27:37.333 -Your Majesty. -Your Majesty. 00:27:38.291 --> 00:27:39.541 And this is her. 00:27:40.208 --> 00:27:41.958 Let him look at you, Helene. 00:27:42.666 --> 00:27:44.291 The pleasure is all mine. 00:27:47.666 --> 00:27:48.458 And this is? 00:27:48.541 --> 00:27:49.916 -Sisi. -Elisabeth. 00:27:53.333 --> 00:27:54.333 How is the bird? 00:27:59.416 --> 00:28:01.458 Your Majesty, the table is ready. 00:28:01.541 --> 00:28:03.583 Wonderful! Shall we? 00:28:14.666 --> 00:28:16.458 The Tsar wants our help 00:28:17.041 --> 00:28:19.916 to destroy the Sultan and divide up the Ottoman Empire. 00:28:20.041 --> 00:28:22.083 -But that is a bad idea. -Why? 00:28:22.166 --> 00:28:25.708 The English and French won't allow it. There'd be an unnecessary war. 00:28:25.791 --> 00:28:27.833 Isn't the Habsburg Empire invincible? 00:28:31.416 --> 00:28:33.291 No one is invincible, Luzi. 00:28:48.958 --> 00:28:52.541 Your hair, Helene, it is so beautifully braided. 00:28:53.083 --> 00:28:54.291 Don't you agree, Franz? 00:28:55.166 --> 00:28:56.416 Very pretty. 00:28:56.458 --> 00:28:57.916 I do it myself. 00:28:58.041 --> 00:29:00.416 Helene has never done much work at all. 00:29:02.666 --> 00:29:03.791 And you? 00:29:03.833 --> 00:29:05.666 Which sister are you? 00:29:06.291 --> 00:29:08.166 The boring or the naughty one? 00:29:08.291 --> 00:29:09.333 What do you think? 00:29:10.916 --> 00:29:12.041 That's what I thought. 00:29:14.083 --> 00:29:17.833 And Helene? Is she the right one for my brother? 00:29:19.458 --> 00:29:21.708 I'll leave that to His Majesty and my sister. 00:29:21.791 --> 00:29:23.083 I evaluate all brides. 00:29:23.166 --> 00:29:25.416 -Sounds like an important task. -It is. 00:29:32.291 --> 00:29:33.583 You'd make a good wife. 00:29:35.166 --> 00:29:36.041 Pardon me? 00:29:36.916 --> 00:29:39.708 You'll never get fat. I can tell from your wrists. 00:29:39.791 --> 00:29:43.166 It's different with her. I'll have to get out of this soon. 00:29:44.916 --> 00:29:47.083 Don't worry, she doesn't understand. 00:29:48.166 --> 00:29:51.708 -You're as beautiful as a flower. -Thank you, darling. 00:29:55.041 --> 00:29:56.208 Luziwuzi. 00:29:57.708 --> 00:29:59.166 You're ruining my appetite. 00:29:59.958 --> 00:30:01.916 Maybe go pet your doll in your room. 00:30:02.458 --> 00:30:05.958 That is quite funny. I wanted to ask you to do the same. 00:30:16.583 --> 00:30:20.458 Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I didn't mean it like that. 00:30:26.291 --> 00:30:28.708 Helene speaks excellent Bohemian. 00:30:29.666 --> 00:30:32.541 She has also made excellent progress in French. 00:30:32.583 --> 00:30:35.166 -Isn't that right, Helene? -Yes, Mother. 00:30:37.041 --> 00:30:38.166 So… 00:30:41.291 --> 00:30:43.666 How about we go for a little walk? 00:30:44.291 --> 00:30:46.833 That way, they could get better acquainted. 00:30:46.916 --> 00:30:48.291 Undisturbed. 00:30:48.333 --> 00:30:50.333 A walk in the afternoon sun. 00:30:50.958 --> 00:30:52.583 An excellent idea. 00:31:06.208 --> 00:31:07.041 Mother. 00:31:08.791 --> 00:31:09.791 Cuckoo. 00:31:12.916 --> 00:31:14.458 That was brazen earlier. 00:31:15.708 --> 00:31:17.541 I beg your pardon once again. 00:31:17.583 --> 00:31:20.041 No need. You were honest with me. 00:31:20.166 --> 00:31:21.416 I liked that. 00:31:21.541 --> 00:31:22.708 My pleasure. 00:31:23.541 --> 00:31:25.166 Do not be concerned. 00:31:25.208 --> 00:31:26.458 He will ask Helene. 00:31:27.083 --> 00:31:29.916 Because all the men in this family do what you say? 00:31:30.416 --> 00:31:33.166 Because he knows it is the right thing to do. 00:31:34.666 --> 00:31:38.208 Prepare some music for this evening, my dear Margarete. 00:31:50.750 --> 00:31:52.208 I have a gift for you. 00:31:54.583 --> 00:31:55.750 For your birthday. 00:32:07.750 --> 00:32:09.000 Did you make this? 00:32:10.083 --> 00:32:11.333 Yes, Your Majesty. 00:32:14.083 --> 00:32:15.458 Thank you very much. 00:32:23.833 --> 00:32:24.708 Please. 00:32:32.958 --> 00:32:36.458 Once you get to know me, you'll see I'm not a bad person. 00:32:37.083 --> 00:32:38.125 I believe you. 00:32:41.458 --> 00:32:44.208 I'm just the black sheep of the family like you. 00:32:52.083 --> 00:32:52.958 Baroness! 00:32:52.958 --> 00:32:56.208 The Archduke was looking for you. Look what he picked for you. 00:33:00.125 --> 00:33:01.500 Thanks. 00:33:02.958 --> 00:33:04.833 -Go! -Yes, I'm going. 00:33:06.333 --> 00:33:08.083 Let's have a toast. 00:33:08.833 --> 00:33:11.875 Thank you so much for coming to Franz Joseph's birthday, 00:33:11.958 --> 00:33:14.458 which we'll celebrate together tomorrow. 00:33:14.500 --> 00:33:15.958 A new year, 00:33:17.250 --> 00:33:18.708 a new chapter. 00:33:19.750 --> 00:33:21.375 And to you, dear Helene, 00:33:21.458 --> 00:33:24.833 I hope we'll soon have something big to announce. 00:33:33.583 --> 00:33:37.750 He just gave the handkerchief back to me. And what was that with the bird? 00:33:37.833 --> 00:33:39.333 What did he mean? 00:33:39.375 --> 00:33:41.833 Nothing. He saw me this morning in the park. 00:33:41.875 --> 00:33:43.250 You two spoke? 00:33:43.333 --> 00:33:44.208 No. 00:33:44.958 --> 00:33:46.375 Last warning, Sisi. 00:33:47.458 --> 00:33:49.958 We have to see if the suitcases are here. 00:33:50.000 --> 00:33:53.625 He wanted to know so little about me. He hardly asked me anything. 00:33:53.708 --> 00:33:56.750 All he wants to know is if you're pretty and polite. 00:33:56.833 --> 00:33:59.333 If he wants to learn, he'll go to the library. 00:34:17.250 --> 00:34:20.458 It's good to see you. I feared you wouldn't make it. 00:34:21.750 --> 00:34:24.125 So you wish to marry the Bavarian sheep? 00:34:25.458 --> 00:34:26.625 Not a good idea? 00:34:26.708 --> 00:34:29.083 Sure, it is. She is perfect for you. 00:34:29.125 --> 00:34:31.083 -Not my taste. Too… -Virtuous? 00:34:31.208 --> 00:34:32.208 Predictable. 00:34:34.625 --> 00:34:36.000 Tell me about your trip. 00:34:36.083 --> 00:34:38.333 Everything's fine with your troops. 00:34:39.375 --> 00:34:40.500 And our empire, Franz, 00:34:41.250 --> 00:34:42.708 it is so exciting. 00:34:43.250 --> 00:34:45.958 -The people are so colourful and diverse. -I'm glad. 00:34:46.000 --> 00:34:48.583 Funnily enough, they all have one thing in common. 00:34:48.708 --> 00:34:49.750 They don't like you. 00:34:52.958 --> 00:34:54.125 I'm joking, Franz. 00:34:55.250 --> 00:34:57.875 But, honestly, I am worried. 00:34:59.000 --> 00:35:00.333 We're not well-liked. 00:35:00.458 --> 00:35:01.833 Well, you're not. 00:35:01.875 --> 00:35:04.375 The general opinion is that Maman calls the shots 00:35:04.458 --> 00:35:07.333 and you shit your pants when the French or Prussians come. 00:35:07.458 --> 00:35:09.458 I say, "He hasn't shit his pants in years." 00:35:09.583 --> 00:35:12.875 -Thank you. That's enough. -They say you have no vision. 00:35:15.083 --> 00:35:16.458 But what do I know? 00:35:21.125 --> 00:35:24.875 Let me know when you need me to dedicate another barn for you. 00:35:24.958 --> 00:35:27.458 I want you to return to Vienna with me. 00:35:30.333 --> 00:35:31.333 As my counsellor. 00:35:38.000 --> 00:35:39.833 I need someone I can trust. 00:35:46.208 --> 00:35:47.458 I'll think it over. 00:36:18.458 --> 00:36:19.708 Are you unwell? 00:36:21.625 --> 00:36:23.750 No, I'm fine. 00:36:25.458 --> 00:36:26.458 What are you doing? 00:36:27.583 --> 00:36:30.750 It was so hot, and the floor is nice and cool. 00:36:33.333 --> 00:36:34.333 It's soothing. 00:36:58.375 --> 00:36:59.375 You're right. 00:37:01.000 --> 00:37:02.083 It feels good. 00:37:07.958 --> 00:37:09.958 I heard what you said to my brother. 00:37:13.833 --> 00:37:14.833 I'm sorry. 00:37:15.625 --> 00:37:17.875 Sometimes, I say exactly what I think. 00:37:18.500 --> 00:37:20.083 Maybe you could teach me. 00:37:27.375 --> 00:37:28.625 You have something there. 00:37:33.875 --> 00:37:34.875 It's not mine. 00:37:35.583 --> 00:37:36.958 It's braided in. 00:37:38.458 --> 00:37:39.708 Whose is it? 00:37:41.125 --> 00:37:44.208 Puck's. So I'll never forget what he was like. 00:37:46.125 --> 00:37:47.125 My horse. 00:37:52.083 --> 00:37:54.125 Don't tell me I've lost my mind. 00:37:55.083 --> 00:37:56.958 I hear that often, but I haven't lost it. 00:38:02.333 --> 00:38:05.208 When we were little, I knocked my brother's tooth out. 00:38:05.958 --> 00:38:07.458 I secretly kept it. 00:38:08.708 --> 00:38:10.458 Now that's completely crazy. 00:38:16.833 --> 00:38:18.125 Does that still hurt? 00:38:21.208 --> 00:38:22.083 No. 00:38:34.208 --> 00:38:35.333 Thank you. 00:38:37.375 --> 00:38:39.000 That was very interesting. 00:38:52.166 --> 00:38:55.750 I already prepared a list of candidates, Your Imperial Highness. 00:38:55.875 --> 00:38:58.541 But, please, not just inexperienced birdbrains. 00:38:58.625 --> 00:39:02.500 I think we will include a lady from our ranks amongst them. 00:39:02.541 --> 00:39:04.041 Someone with experience. 00:39:04.125 --> 00:39:06.916 Very clever, Countess. 00:39:07.000 --> 00:39:09.000 But not you, Margarete. 00:39:10.250 --> 00:39:11.666 I still need you. 00:39:11.750 --> 00:39:14.500 I'm looking forward to your performance later on. 00:39:14.541 --> 00:39:17.625 -Go on ahead. -With pleasure, Your Imperial Highness. 00:39:27.541 --> 00:39:31.583 I think he looks much better than he does in this picture, don't you? 00:40:33.416 --> 00:40:36.916 Your Royal Highness. If you would please follow me. 00:40:37.791 --> 00:40:38.791 Me? 00:41:13.416 --> 00:41:16.541 You have me called in the middle of the night to drink champagne? 00:41:17.458 --> 00:41:18.916 It is my birthday. 00:41:21.291 --> 00:41:23.666 I wish you a happy birthday, Your Majesty. 00:41:28.958 --> 00:41:31.583 I must return before she realizes I'm gone. 00:41:31.666 --> 00:41:32.500 Stay! 00:41:32.583 --> 00:41:35.708 I promised not to cause any confusion this weekend. 00:41:36.208 --> 00:41:37.750 It is too late for that. 00:41:47.083 --> 00:41:50.500 Can we abandon the formalities? Elisabeth? 00:41:57.458 --> 00:41:59.083 That's your name, right? 00:42:02.083 --> 00:42:03.083 Yes. 00:42:03.708 --> 00:42:05.833 I just haven't heard it in a while. 00:42:17.458 --> 00:42:19.333 You reminded me of something today. 00:42:22.000 --> 00:42:24.625 You reminded me of how I was before becoming Emperor. 00:42:26.750 --> 00:42:28.333 So how were you back then? 00:42:29.958 --> 00:42:30.958 Alive. 00:42:44.583 --> 00:42:45.375 No. 00:42:45.458 --> 00:42:46.458 No! 00:42:51.708 --> 00:42:53.125 You're marrying my sister. 00:42:54.583 --> 00:42:56.208 That has been arranged. 00:42:58.958 --> 00:42:59.833 But I want you. 00:43:05.583 --> 00:43:08.708 Everyone's always told me what to do my whole life. 00:43:12.750 --> 00:43:14.375 I can't do that anymore. 00:43:17.208 --> 00:43:19.208 For months I've felt dead, and… 00:43:21.750 --> 00:43:22.708 But with you, 00:43:24.125 --> 00:43:26.333 I suddenly want to celebrate my birthday. 00:43:34.083 --> 00:43:35.458 But you don't know me. 00:43:37.333 --> 00:43:39.458 You tell the truth when no one else will. 00:43:41.083 --> 00:43:42.083 And… 00:43:44.208 --> 00:43:46.583 you don't see things like the others. 00:43:52.708 --> 00:43:54.333 I need someone like you. 00:44:06.416 --> 00:44:08.208 Long may he live 00:44:08.208 --> 00:44:09.750 Long may he live Long may he live 00:44:09.833 --> 00:44:11.500 Long, long, long May he live 00:44:15.458 --> 00:44:18.083 What luck that our clothes came in time. 00:44:18.625 --> 00:44:20.083 Thank you very much. 00:44:21.458 --> 00:44:24.208 Thank you all for being here. I'm very pleased. 00:44:29.000 --> 00:44:30.625 I have something to announce. 00:44:32.458 --> 00:44:35.083 I'd like to ask a young lady for her hand. 00:44:38.208 --> 00:44:39.625 The Duchess in Bavaria… 00:44:46.000 --> 00:44:46.875 Elisabeth. 00:44:51.583 --> 00:44:52.625 No! 00:44:52.708 --> 00:44:53.958 Congratulations. 00:45:15.750 --> 00:45:16.708 Cheers. 00:45:20.958 --> 00:45:22.833 You must say no, do you hear me? 00:45:26.500 --> 00:45:27.583 Please. 00:45:28.708 --> 00:45:29.708 Please. 00:45:30.708 --> 00:45:31.500 Please say no. 00:45:35.458 --> 00:45:37.583 I've never felt anything like this. 00:45:41.958 --> 00:45:44.875 Did you sneak into his bed last night so he'd pick you? 00:45:44.958 --> 00:45:46.333 -No. -Then what happened? 00:45:46.375 --> 00:45:48.458 Why would he want to have you? 00:45:51.833 --> 00:45:54.208 You will never be able to be an empress. 00:45:56.833 --> 00:45:58.125 You will ruin him. 00:46:09.833 --> 00:46:13.583 This woman will be the empress of the second-largest empire in Europe. 00:46:14.333 --> 00:46:17.833 -You had your fun with your little game. -It's not a game. 00:46:19.250 --> 00:46:22.000 I thought a lot about which woman is the right one. 00:46:26.666 --> 00:46:28.041 Sisi is still so… 00:46:31.291 --> 00:46:32.291 immature. 00:46:38.541 --> 00:46:39.916 Elisabeth or no one. 00:46:45.291 --> 00:46:48.916 His Majesty, the Emperor. Her Imperial Highness, the Archduchess. 00:46:56.458 --> 00:46:59.333 Tell your aunt that this is a misunderstanding. 00:47:00.041 --> 00:47:00.916 Immediately. 00:47:00.958 --> 00:47:01.958 Enough. 00:47:05.583 --> 00:47:08.083 I'm not interested in what the others say. 00:47:10.791 --> 00:47:12.916 I want to hear what you have to say. 00:47:16.583 --> 00:47:18.916 Do you want to be the Habsburg Empress? 00:47:30.416 --> 00:47:31.291 Yes. 00:47:48.250 --> 00:47:49.583 Until we meet again. 00:48:14.583 --> 00:48:18.333 VIENNA AUSTRIAN EMPIRE 00:48:18.416 --> 00:48:21.291 Your Majesty, my congratulations on your engagement. 00:48:21.416 --> 00:48:22.708 What a great change. 00:48:26.333 --> 00:48:28.208 Much more will change, Theo. 00:48:29.833 --> 00:48:32.208 You, an empress? Who could believe it? 00:48:32.291 --> 00:48:36.166 This will be a lot of work. You are lucky I know what matters. 00:48:36.208 --> 00:48:37.541 Are you listening, Sisi? 00:48:40.166 --> 00:48:41.416 Call me Elisabeth. 00:48:44.333 --> 00:48:47.166 Do not be concerned, Your Imperial Highness. 00:48:48.041 --> 00:48:50.291 Even the wildest grass can be bent. 00:48:50.416 --> 00:48:52.083 I am not concerned. 00:48:56.416 --> 00:48:59.041 If something won't bend, it must be broken. 00:49:29.541 --> 00:49:30.416 Get up! 00:49:32.666 --> 00:49:33.666 Let me go! 00:49:33.708 --> 00:49:35.416 The Emperor has outlawed begging. 00:49:46.166 --> 00:49:47.500 We're getting an empress. 00:49:51.750 --> 00:49:53.375 WEDDING FRANZ JOSEF I., ELISABETH 00:49:53.416 --> 00:49:55.375 This is the chance we've waited for. 00:50:00.541 --> 00:50:01.625 For the people. 00:50:04.375 --> 00:50:05.375 For the people.