Kreutzer would often visit the former Imperial Palace, to which she was close in proximity during her research, which helped her “influence” her story.
The Vienna-based Kreutzer took advantage of her proximity to the empress’ stomping grounds, often visiting the former Imperial Palace on solo tours during the pandemic. “I don’t believe in ghosts,” says the director, “but I always had the feeling that [returning there] might influence my story.”
What she did find during her research was a woman full of idiosyncracies and inconsistencies — all of which added to the complexities of the character, played with wit and pathos by Krieps. Kreutzer spoke withabout what inspired her version of the empress as a person and how she imagined the ways in which she would design her life.As Marie Kreutzer developed the film during the pandemic, she kept returning to the Sisi Museum, dedicated to the empress’ private living quarters.
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