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title: 'Sisi & I (2023)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Frauke Finsterwalder'
released: '2023-03-16'
runtime_minutes: 132
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'Austria'
  - 'Switzerland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sisi-i-2023'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14040054/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Sisi & I (2023)

2023 · 132 min · Drama, Comedy, History · Germany, Austria, Switzerland

Original title: Sisi & Ich

## Synopsis

Sisi & I is a 2023 historical black comedy film directed by Frauke Finsterwalder, who co-wrote the screenplay with Christian Kracht. It stars Susanne Wolff as Empress Elisabeth of Austria and Sandra Hüller as Countess Irma Sztáray. It tells a fictionalized story of Empress Elisabeth of Austria from the point of view of her lady-in-waiting, Irma Sztáray. The film is an international co-production between Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Sisi & I made its world premiere in the Panorama section of the 2023 Berlin Film Festival on 19 February 2023. It was released theatrically in Austria by Panda Film, and in Germany and Switzerland by DCM on 30 March 2023.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Frauke Finsterwalder](https://cinepixo.com/people/frauke-finsterwalder)
- **Screenplay:** [Frauke Finsterwalder](https://cinepixo.com/people/frauke-finsterwalder), [Christian Kracht](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-kracht)
- **Director of Photography:** [Thomas Kiennast](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-kiennast)
- **Editor:** [Andreas Menn](https://cinepixo.com/people/andreas-menn)

## Cast

- [Johanna Wokalek](https://cinepixo.com/people/johanna-wokalek) as Marie Festetics von Tolna
- [Sandra Hüller](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandra-huller) as Irma Sztáray
- [Markus Schleinzer](https://cinepixo.com/people/markus-schleinzer) as Franz Joseph I of Austria
- [Sibylle Canonica](https://cinepixo.com/people/sibylle-canonica) as Maria Gräfin von Sztáray
- [Anne Müller](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-muller) as Baronin von Rothschildt
- [Tom Lass](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-lass) as Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia
- [Stefan Kurt](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefan-kurt) as Graf Berzeviczy
- [Susanne Wolff](https://cinepixo.com/people/susanne-wolff) as Empress Elisabeth of Austria
- [Angela Winkler](https://cinepixo.com/people/angela-winkler) as Princess Ludovika of Bavaria
- [Georg Friedrich](https://cinepixo.com/people/georg-friedrich) as Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria
- [Sophie Hutter](https://cinepixo.com/people/sophie-hutter) as Fritzi
- [Tom Rhys Harries](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-rhys-harries) as Captain Smythe
- [Maresi Riegner](https://cinepixo.com/people/maresi-riegner) as Marie

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/sisi-i-2023
Film facts: Wikidata (Q113553661); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.