Mayerling

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James Mason, Catherine Deneuve, Ava Gardner, and Omar Sharif in Mayerling (1968)

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Inspiré des événements de la vie réelle qui ont conduit à la mort tragique du prince héritier Rodolphe d'Autriche et de sa maîtresse, la baronne Mary Vetsera.Inspiré des événements de la vie réelle qui ont conduit à la mort tragique du prince héritier Rodolphe d'Autriche et de sa maîtresse, la baronne Mary Vetsera.Inspiré des événements de la vie réelle qui ont conduit à la mort tragique du prince héritier Rodolphe d'Autriche et de sa maîtresse, la baronne Mary Vetsera.

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- 1 nomination au total

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More gorgeous than the Boyer version

Everyone agrees with this movie's virtues: its sets, costumes, and recreation of the era--all of which are impressively gorgeous. Kenneth Brannagh mentions that the look of the this film version influenced the setting/production design for his version of HAMLET (check out his audio commentary of the DVD, chap. 19). So MAYERLING has had its influence.

And, yes, quite a few of us recognize its shortcomings. Frankly, it doesn't possess the passion/romance one expects. Perhaps both Sharif and Deneuve are too intelligent to be believable for a romantic suicide, but whatever it is, somehow the oomph one hopes for is missing. Nevertheless, it's still fascinating, and while not as involving as the Boyer version, it's got more historical detail and background.

And yes it's worth comparing/contrasting with THE ILLUSIONIST.

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Anecdotes
Although she plays his mother, Ava Gardner is only nine years older than Omar Sharif.

Gaffes
The Prince of Wales says that Queen Victoria is aged "85 " when she only lived till she was 81 when she died in 1901. She was aged 69 at the times of the events in this movie.

Citations
Archduke Rudolf: Last night at the Court ball, a dark Polish woman, the only one there of interest to me, I asked you to present her. Later I found out that I had already been to bed with her.

Crédits fous
The opening credits appear against of a colour-changing background of glass frosted with ice flowers. At times, the ice is cleared, as though by a warm breath, and reveals the double-headed eagle of the Austro-Hungarian empire.

Versions alternatives
There are 2 versions of this movie released on 2 DVD by Studio Canal France : The International Version and the French Version. Many scenes when Omar Shariff and Catherine Deneuve are together have been filmed twice, once in English and once in French. The editing and the running time is different.