‘Sisi’: Sex, Politics, Period Glam as RTL, Beta, Story House Bring a Legend into the Modern World
John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentEvent series ‘Sisi,’ a new take on Empress Elizabeth of Austria from RTL, Beta Film and Story House Productions, sets itself apart from the very get-go.Romy Schneider’s ‘50s cult movie trilogy turned a historical icon into a decorous pop legend. Kicking off in 1854, “Sisi,” the new series, delivers scenes of gobsmacking glamor, as when the camera slowly rises to expose the grandeur of Sisi’s home, a lakeside chateau.But its realism – sexual, political and psychological – brings an edge to such period money shots.