8 thoughts on “WCW: Romy Schneider

  1. Her son was Rudolf the crown prince, the one who killed his lover and self at Mayerling…I have a bit of an obsession with Sissi and family etc…and the Mayerling incident and attempts to cover it up

  2. Fascinating to watch Romy’s progress from adorable princess to Signoret-ish woman of the world.

  3. Since someone else already pointed out the error in the relationship between Sissi and Ludwig, I’ll content myself with mentioning that one of her younger sisters was engaged to Ludwig, but the marriage never happened. They were both Wittelsbachs, although Sissi only belonged to a cadet branch and her title was Duchess * in * Bavaria before she married Franz Joseph. The Wittelsbachs seemed to intermarry, and some scholars feel that that is what contributed to the mental health issues that both Sissi and Ludwig had. Scholars today are fairly certain that Sissi displayed disordered eating, as well as binging on daily exercise, obsessing over her weight and appearance. Romy Schneider was certainly beautiful enough to play Sissi, and it’s no wonder she’s so identified with the role. I have a bootleg of the German language musical based on Sissi’s life – it’s a sort of Teutonic Evita in parts. Doesn’t get all the facts right, but it’s sure an interesting ride depending on the cast. I’m going to have to hunt down some of the interesting choices listed here and see more of Romy’s work.

  4. I would like to see that version of a 17th century play. I love her most together with Philippe Noiret – but I’m a great Noiret-fan. “Ludwig II.” is such a sad movie… Last year I tried to see it, but it was too much of darkness…

  5. Romy is a beautiful woman, of course. But she shouldn’t have refused Marishka the fourth part of Sissi. Despite all her ambitions, she still remained an actress of one role. When she lost all hopes of playing a more outstanding role, she returned to the image of Sissi.

  6. “Ah yes, the great Peter Pan collar trend of the 1730s.” It’s a lovely snark – but aren’t Peter Pan collars defined by being rounded, not pointy?

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