A Fleeting Passage to the Orient
1999
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Synopsis
Images of Egypt: prolonged tracking shots through the streets of Cairo, cafes, bazars, hotels and gardens, footage of the desert and the sea. Ruth Beckermann is on the trail of Empress Elisabeth of Austria ("Sissi"), who travelled the world restlessly and was in Egypt incognito one hundred years earlier. Since Elisabeth refused to be photographed after the age of 31, she inspires projections and fantasies.
Facts
Original language
German
Festival History
- Berlin International Film Festival 2000 generic
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2000 generic
- Munich Film Festival 2000 generic
- Vancouver International Film Festival 2000 generic
