A scene in Guillermo del Toro's new film 'Frankenstein' brought this portrait of Empress Sisi of Austria back into the ...

Two movies and two new series — including one being made for Netflix — are set to reignite the fascination with Empress Elisabeth. Two movies and two new series -- including one being made for Netflix ...

Unlucky to come on the heels of Marie Kreutzer's similarly anachronistic Sisi portrait 'Corsage,' Frauke Finsterwalder's film nonetheless offers its own pleasures by centering the handmaid's tale.

The reluctant empress known as “Sisi” painstakingly crafted her image through portraits and photographs, ensuring she would be remembered in a specific way Based on a True Story Elizabeth Djinis - ...

Exclusive: Susanne Wolff is the latest actress to play the rebellious Austrio-Hungarian empress following Vicky Krieps' 2023 performance in "Corsage." With acclaimed roles in Jonathan Glazer’s “The ...

EXCLUSIVE: Beta Film has closed pre-sales with two leading European broadcasters, France’s TF1 and Austria’s ORF, on RTL Group’s series about iconic Austrian Empress Sisi. Shooting of the six-hour ...

The Empress, one of the best period pieces on Netflix, is back for a new season of intense palace intrigue, breathtaking ...

“Sisi, where are you!” the Duchess Ludovika of Bavaria shouts at her daughter in the first scene of the new series The Empress. The 15-year-old Elisabeth, or Sisi as she was fondly called, is refusing ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to author Jac Jemc bout her new novel, "Empty Theatre." It's a satirical re-imagining of the relationship between King Ludwig of Bavaria and Empress Sisi of Hungary. Portraits ...

Nearly 125 years after her assassination, the Empress Elisabeth of Austria — or Sisi to her enduring cultists — continues to inspire a veritable industry of portraiture in Europe: In the last year ...