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''Sisi & I'' (German: ''Sisi & Ich'') is a historical dark comedy film directed by Creator/FraukeFinsterwalder. It stars Creator/SusanneWolff as the titular Sisi (aka Empress UsefulNotes/ElisabethOfAustria), and Creator/SandraHuller as her last lady-in-waiting, Hungarian countess Irma Sztáray.

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''Sisi & I'' (German: ''Sisi & Ich'') is a 2023 historical dark comedy film directed by Creator/FraukeFinsterwalder. It stars Creator/SusanneWolff as the titular Sisi (aka Empress UsefulNotes/ElisabethOfAustria), and Creator/SandraHuller as her last lady-in-waiting, Hungarian countess Irma Sztáray.
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''Sisi & I'' (German: ''Sisi & Ich'') is a historical dark comedy film directed by Creator/FraukeFinsterwalder. It stars Creator/SusanneWolff as the titular Sisi (aka Empress UsefulNotes/ElisabethOfAustria), and Creator/SandraHuller as her last lady-in-waiting, Hungarian countess Irma Sztáray.

Irma is hired to be the lady-in-waiting of the empress, now living separately from her husband in a paradisical commune in Greece. Despite Sisi's at times cruel tests, the two women form a nigh-codependent bond as they travel across Europe. However, the realities of Sisi's empire and marriage loom large.

A coproduction between Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, the film debuted at the 2023 Berlin Film Festival ahead of theatrical runs in Austria and Germany later that year.
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* AnachronisticSoundtrack: The soundtrack to this 19th-century-set film includes modern artists like Music/{{Portishead}}.
* BodyDouble: Sisi has lookalike women pretend to be her in public.
* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: In real life, Sisi was assassinated by Italian anarchist Luigi Lucheni. In this film, she [[spoiler:asks Irma to stab her and blame the anarchist]].
* NameAndName: The title, ''Sisi & I'', highlights that the film is about the relationship between Sisi and Irma.
* RapeAsDrama: In the final act, [[spoiler:Sisi is raped by her husband Franz Joseph. Despairing, she asks Irma to kill her.]]
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