简介: The setting is Vienna in 1914 before the outbrea The setting is Vienna in 1914 before the outbreak of war. The aristocratic and somewhat jaded Prince Nicki, pursued by all the ladies, begins a flirtation with Mitzi, a crippled harpist who works in a suburban wine-garden, and who is in turn idolized by Schani, an uncouth and violently jealous butcher. Their first encounter significantly takes place in front of St. Stephen's Cathedral on Corpus Christi day, with Nicki among the emperor's cavalry regiment. Later, in the refracted light of falling apple blossoms in the wine-garden--scenes of a distilled, ethereal beauty--Nicki gradually wins her faith and love. Meanwhile, amidst the sumptuous and corrupt milieu of the family palace, Nicki is drawn into complicity against his will, as his unscrupulous mother informs him he must marry Cecelia, the daughter of a wealthy commoner, in order to revive the family fortune. Mitzi has a vision of The Iron Man (a symbol of the declining power and position of the Hapsburg dynasty) and falls before the crucifix in fear; but her love remains steadfast, and she protests her faith though abused by her mother and Schani. Infuriated by her rejection, Schani threatens to kill Nicki on his wedding day unless Mitzi agrees to marry him. Following the processional splendor of the cathedral wedding, Schani appears to carry out his threat, but Mitzi arrives in time to stop him; and through the downpouring rain Nicki sadly gazes on his true love in the crowd as he drives away with his bride.详情
塞西尔·德·弗朗斯,木村拓哉,亚历山大·卡里姆,莉奥妮·贝尼希,凯丽·考贝特,莎伦·邓肯-布鲁斯特,杰克·格林利斯,平岳大,克里斯塔·科索恩,芭芭拉·苏科瓦,莉迪亚·威尔逊,克拉斯·霍佛-乌姆劳夫,埃迪恩·杰拉里,奥利弗·马苏奇,克拉迪亚·朱尔特,雅各波·奥尔莫·安蒂诺里,Rosabell Laurenti Sellers,Joshua Odjick,Dutch Johnson