MAYERLING - MOVIE [DVD] [1968]

A very sensitively produced and gripping film

it was in german so was a waste of money 1 returned it do you have it in english

There are very few options on this DVD so I'm puzzled how some people were unable to find the English version. I've watched this on my 65 inch Sony screen and was impressed by the picture quality. The only minus is that the soundtrack is in Mono! The dialogue and style of directing is slightly dated but this film still remains beautiful to watch....ideal for a cold winter Sunday afternoon.

After looking through this numerous times and thinking I couldn't get it to work in English - I succeeded and it is the best film ever. It is just as I remember it - fantastic film and I have to admit that the sellers were so helpful as I did pester them numerous times to ask what I was doing wrong.

Didn’t make it clear this was in German and not option to change to English

This stately film from 1968 is difficult to assess because its makers seemed unsure what sort of film they were making. Was it an epic? If so, it falls short. Was it a psychological study of frustration and/or love? If so, it is superficial. Was it a bodice-ripper? If so, not many are ripped. Thus it becomes a film to watch on a wet Sunday afternoon, and it doesn't matter much if you miss five minutes while making a cup of tea.Omat Sharif plays his trademark soulful and weak character. He has only two notes – sad, and angry - then he raises his voice. As his parents, James Mason and Ava Gardner do better but the latter in particular is hampered by the poor script. There are a few good performances among supporting roles. As Mary Vetsera, Rudolf's mistress, Catherine Deneuve presents a dreamy blonde romantic twenty-year-old rather than the dark, vivacious and passionate teenager she was in real life. Nothing more than kissing is ever shown between them; anything more is merely implied.There are lots of soldiers in riots, exercises etc but they seem to be there to give local colour rather than anything else. The political situation faced by the Hapsburg Empire in the 1880s is inadequately explained; various ineffectual Hungarian plotters appear now and then, and police spies lurk in the undergrowth.For some reason, the Prince of Wales (James Robertson Justice, too old like many others in the cast) is shown frequently, whereas in reality he had little time for the stuffy protocol of the Imperial court. At one stage he is shown hunting birds and wild boar at the same time, rather unlikely even for such an enthusiastic 'sportsman'; meanwhile Rudolf lurks in the bushes with Mary, who begs him not to shoot a deer, which is hanging around nearby despite all the noise from the Prince of Wales' gun. She need not have worried – Rudolf's gun is clearly a shotgun, whereas deer have to be hunted with rifles.At the end of the film, after the climax, not a spot of blood is to be seen. And nothing is shown of the subsequent cover-up exercise, which in some ways was the most interesting aspect of this sad episode. But that would have made a long film even longer.

This film is not particularly exceptional, but the acting is good, and the scenery superb. Well worth watching. It does not, however, deal with the mystery of the way Crown Prince Rudolph was shot. If I recall correctly, the larger wound in the head was at the temple and the smaller at the top of the head, indicating that the bullet exited at the temple. Strange for an alleged murder/suicide !

I thoroughly enjoyed the movie Mayerling. I saw it once many years and seeing it again after all this time it did not disappoint.

film straordinario e difficilmente reperibile.. penso che si dovrebbe vedere bene anche con un PC meno performante del mio .. (intendo con schermo full HD e PC idoneo). Catherine Deneuve sempre bella in quel film era straordinariamente affascinante. Audio in italiano e solo qualche piccolo tratto con sottotitoli.

Pour un cadeau, la personne est ravie.

Heard of this movie but had never seen it, but being a Ava Gardner and Catherine Deneuve fan. This film did not disappoint. Fantastic purchase and highly recommend.

Toller Film, blitzartige Lieferung, angenehmer Preis. Vielen Dank.

Esta película nos cuenta la trágica historia de amor entre el heredero del imperio austrohungaro, Rodolfo, y una joven de nobleza menor, Maria Vetsera. El era casado y católico, por lo que su amor estaba condenado desde un comienzo y produjo la caída de un imperio. La cinta no es tan buena como la protagonizada por Charles Boyer, pero muy cautivante. Ava Gardner hace de la elusiva emperatriz Sissi