Synopsis
After an elaborate application process, Empress Elisabeth of Austria hires Countess Irma as her new lady-in-waiting and takes her to her summer residence on Corfu. As the two women become closer there, this soon leads to tensions back in Vienna.
Cast
Susanne Wolff
Empress Elisabeth of Austria
Sandra Hüller
Irma Sztáray
Tom Rhys Harries
Smythe
Johanna Wokalek
Countess Marie Festetics
Angela Winkler
Princess Ludovika of Bavaria
Stefan Kurt
Count of Berzeviczy
Maresi Riegner
Marie
William Erazo Fernández
Porter
Georg Friedrich
Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria
Sophie Hutter
Fritzi
Sibylle Canonica
Maria Sztáray
Markus Schleinzer
Kaiser Franz Joseph
Anthony Calf
Earl Spencer
Annette Badland
Queen Victoria
Anne Müller
Ravi Aujla
Doctor Bose
Ramona Saluz
Passenger (uncredited)
Paul Portelli
Arab Man
Audrey Marie Bartolo
Arab Courtesan
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