“Sissi, the Young Empress” (December 25, 5:30 p.m. on Das Erste)
After the success of the first “Sissi” film, Ernst Marischka upped the k.u.k.-kitsch factor for this sequel: the intoxication of the dream wedding is gone. Sissi (Romy Schneider), now the wife of Emperor Franz Joseph (Karlheinz Böhm), does not want to submit to the strict court ceremonies. When the mother-in-law claims to raise the granddaughter, Sissi’s heart bursts
