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I love you.

I love you.

Trust me.

Sissi will be the Empress of Austria.

I don't want to hurt you.

It won't be easy for you in Vienna.

Do you mean Vienna as the capital?

Or do you mean you as well?

I don't mean you as well.

This is how I declare you Empress of Austria.

The bird is lying to you.

Not only him.

Your husband has committed a crime in a time when Austria was about to break apart.

You know how important a death sentence is.

Everything I do, I do for you, Franz.

And for Austria.

Is that so?

I've always envied you for all this.

But now I see how much you pay.

The court is like a cut-in piece of corset.

It takes the air to breathe.

There's something that keeps me awake at night.

Otto von Bismarck is pushing me to a war.

It's over.

Austria has lost the war.

You wanted this crown.

Disappear.

I decided for you.

That's not enough.

You will always stay the Empress by my side.

And this duty will always be stronger than your feelings.

Leave us alone.

I love you.

That means everything to me.

If someone finds a way, it's us.

Jan Mollo!

Pack everything that's valuable!

Felt and gold first!

Your Majesty!

We're running out of time!

I know.

I'll talk to him.

Schillich!

You have to hurry!

They're already standing in front of the gate.

We have to go now!

One moment, my love.

God, give me just a few more drops.

Just a few drops.

Worthless.

Didn't you hear me?

If you don't get out of there...

Oh, my God.

No!

No!

No!

Come on, girl!

Don't dawdle!

Get my clothes and the jewelry down to the dolls!

Go!

Go!

If I don't get you out of here,

I'll put you in a cell and you'll never get out of there!

Hey, you!

I've seen enough of that.

You'll be hanged for that!

Watch out!

Watch out!

Faster, or they'll catch us!

You left, I'll go right.

Come on!

Did you hang her?

Faster!

Majesty?

We haven't done that for far too long.

Your Majesty!

Your...

Your Majesty!

Please forgive me!

I'm sorry I have to disturb you.

Napoleon was shot.

Oh, man!

My brother!

Where are you?

Hey, don't look!

Hey!

Give me the rabbit!

Get him!

Give it back to me!

Get him!

Napoleon fled.

The French revolutionaries have called the Republic.

There's war in the streets.

What about Empress Eugenie?

We don't know.

They're both dead.

That means the end of the French Empire.

Don't worry, Franz.

Vienna isn't Paris.

That's it.

Send Ennockis in with the Crown Prince, please.

Can you leave Rudolf and me alone for a moment?

Please.

Papa just wants to talk to you.

My little boy.

You're almost a grown-up.

What would you do if I attacked you here and now?

I would tell you not to attack me because you're my papa.

Come on.

Show me how strong you are.

Hit me as hard as you can.

Harder.

Harder.

Rudolf, harder. Come on.

Attack me.

Hit me hard.

Harder.

Hit me hard.

Come on, attack me.

You should hit me.

Watch him, okay?

You know, you have to learn to be strong.

And your opponent always one step ahead.

Hey!

Lunch break!

Lunch break!

Lunch break!

Come on, guys!

15 minutes lunch break!

Not a minute longer!

Then back to work!

I didn't have a single potato in there.

Here, Pop.

Take one.

You're just skin and bones.

Father, you have to eat something yourself.

I've had enough.

Give it to me.

I'll get you something else.

And you eat your soup, Father.

You won't get anything more.

We'll see about that.

You've had soup before.

There wasn't a single potato in there.

Not my problem.

But our problem.

You're filling the bowl.

There's no potato in there!

Let him go, Maurer.

You promised us a warm meal.

Of course, there's soup in addition to your pay.

If it were soup.

And not salted water.

He's right.

It's just water.

We're hungry, man.

The Wertheim company has been around for almost 50 years.

And there's not a single potato in there.

We're starving to death.

Look closer.

Some of us can barely hold our heads up.

Right?

Yeah!

You're not forced to stay here.

You can go.

Get out.

Eat your own shit.

I...

We have lamps.

Air balloons.

A firework in the evening.

We have fireworks.

Oh, wait.

I'm sorry.

I was thinking about something else.

About what happened in France?

Or about your son?

Oh, nothing.

Oh, well.

Happy birthday.

He's looking forward to the trip afterwards.

Are the preparations completed?

Yes.

Tomorrow after the party, we're going to Trieste.

And then by sailboat to Corfu.

And the cake?

A magnificent boat from the Mazipan with white sails.

Paris in rubble and ashes.

The Republic leads France into the abyss.

That's exactly what the newspaper is supposed to print.

On all front pages.

Your Majesty, what if...

He's in Austria for something similar.

You can leave.

Your Majesty!

There was a riot on the site of the World Exhibition.

Now they want even more wages.

Then pay the workers more wages.

I can't do that.

The material prices have almost doubled.

I can only advise you to finish the exhibition site in the time allotted.

The biggest couple in the world.

In Vienna.

This World Exhibition is worth more than you can imagine.

If you can't give me more money, give me soldiers.

Shit!

A fair wage for our work!

You should get your soldiers.

The World Exhibition

The final stop was Wienstadt-Mitte.

I'm sorry, dear lady, but there's no way through up ahead.

Shit!

Wait, you little shit!

I think I've got one for such a fine lady.

Can I give you a shot?

You and your lousy jokes. Forget it.

No, no, no.

Get out of here.

Give her a hug.

What's your name?

Mine is Gustav.

Hands off!

You've never had blue blood in your life!

I don't believe it.

Watch out!

Sissi!

Can we leave the garden like this forever?

What's going on?

Not worth talking about.

Your parents are coming today.

Well, then we'll have to go.

We'll welcome them with pleasure.

Countess, get the children, please.

Greetings, my dears!

Gisela, you've grown up!

Well, my dear, ready for your anniversary?

Yes.

How old will you be?

You don't know?

I want to hear from you.

No!

For you.

But grandpa,

birthday presents bring bad luck.

So you don't want it?

Yes.

What's that?

A sextant.

For your big trip to Corfu.

You can use it to calculate a star where he is right now.

And whether the captain is on the right course.

You look good, Sissi.

Where did you leave your mother?

The poorest.

A mild migraine.

You know, the weather.

And?

Where's your mother, the doctor?

She's gone to her hometown.

Still in a bad mood?

Well, maybe even better.

On the way through Vienna,

I thought to myself,

it's almost as bad as in Paris.

Rises on the Prater?

Why didn't you tell me?

Franz, talk to me!

I have the permission that Rudolf will start his military training this year.

But we had agreed to wait another year.

Yes.

But I took advantage of this path back then.

And I was much younger than him.

Can we talk about this after the trip?

Sissi!

I was never a big fan of this trip to Corfu.

You want to cancel it all?

The meaning of our son shouldn't be lost.

Maybe Rudolf will be standing in front of burning barricades

or on a battlefield sooner than we like it.

It was so bad at the construction site today.

I made my decision.

Halt!

Halt!

Don't stop!

Go on! Go on! Go on!

And the prisoners, halt!

No one moves from you, you bastards!

You work for the Emperor!

And we can't use traitors like you in this country!

These men are all from the same construction site.

That means they are organized.

We don't know that.

What are we supposed to do with them now?

Did it go very bloody on the Prater?

After our rider staff attacked, yes.

Let them go.

Why, what?

Do you see the one down there with the dark cap?

Follow him.

Hide among his people.

I want to know what they think, what they feel and if they have a leader.

Napoleon underestimated the revolutionary forces.

I don't want to make the same mistake as him.

And?

Can you help?

I can't do anything for you.

I paid you 50 crowns and you didn't even examine them properly.

The Lord gives and the Lord takes, young man.

Besides, you poor people have nothing to hide.

Get out of here.

Maybe this will help you get back on your feet.

Doctor.

Only if you helped me.

This is against the inflammation.

I can't promise you anything, but maybe it will help.

Paris is a place of ashes.

The Republic of France in the abyss.

Paris is a place of ashes.

The Republic of France in the abyss.

Paris is a place of ashes.

Is it true that Napoleon fled?

Napoleon is a coward.

Napoleon was ill and this illness robbed him of his courage.

And what did he have?

Bladder weakness.

Bladder weakness?

What is that?

He could always pee whenever he wanted.

Papa.

And that's why Napoleon lost the throne.

Something like that.

Your father and I have news for you, Rudolf.

Is it about my birthday trip?

It's about your future.

We have decided that you will now complete your military education.

And Corfu?

We'll pick up Corfu at some point, honey.

Sissi.

You mean that well?

I thought you'd have learned to fight this conservative doctor.

Max, enough now.

Tell the cook it's not because of the roulades.

I just lost my appetite.

You had a bad dream.

Please don't tell Papa.

I don't want to, honey.

Will I...

Will I have to kill someone during the military training?

No.

Who would tell you that?

You're a good cook.

My wife is a good cook.

Well then, to the builders.

But I'm a trained bricklayer.

You want to join the Querozhan?

I just want to do the work I can.

And if you want to be ready in time, you need every man.

All right.

You'll be working with the Maurer today.

But if you do sparrows, you'll fly.

Got it?

And you won't get any soup.

You've got enough fat on your back.

Are you looking for this?

Yes, I am.

What's this?

It says something about...

Give it to me and I'll give it to you.

Give it to me and I'll give it to you.

It's an invitation.

An invitation? I told you so.

Where to?

To the Emperor's court.

Emperor's court?

What do you want there?

It's none of your business.

Besides, the invitation is worthless without the brooch.

Where's the brooch?

I changed it.

For what?

Medicine?

Come in.

Come in.

You'll look wonderful.

If I have to go to the military, where will I live?

In the barracks.

Like the other boys.

But I want to live with you.

Would you like to take a look at the barracks?

Your great-grandmother, Ludovica, always says...

Things you know, lose their terror.

You're only afraid of the unknown.

So...

Let's go to the barracks?

I'd better be right there.

Sorry, Ruraj, but we can't just...

Why not?

I'm the Empress.

Yes, Ruraj.

Is that all you weaklings can do?

Listen to me!

Who's that man?

He's teaching the boys.

So they become soldiers.

What's wrong with you?

Pick up your saber and get up!

If you don't fight on the battlefield, you're dead!

You should get up!

Go!

Get up!

Get up!

So...

What's wrong with you?

Why are you so...

Keep fighting.

Go!

Your Majesty.

I'm glad to see you here.

That's my son.

Rudolf.

Nice to meet you.

Your Majesty.

I will personally take care of your training.

Franz, please let us think about whether there is another way.

This training is simply not the right thing for him.

Did your father put you in this uniform?

It has nothing to do with my father.

Please, Franz.

Rudolf is such a sensitive boy.

He has great thoughts.

He's not ready for the military yet.

Austria needs a strong emperor.

The boy is terribly afraid.

Did you see what he did?

You decided to go in with him, not me!

The training begins for him tomorrow.

Franz!

Please, don't make it even harder than it already is for me.

Hoheit.

The cake for the crown prince is ready.

Everything is ready for tomorrow.

I'm sure we'll...

There we go.

Come on.

Run down and blow out the candles.

All at once.

That will bring good luck.

I used to have a fever when I performed.

When I found out that I was going to ascend the throne, I gave up for hours.

Franz, please. Let a doctor decide the matter with the army.

Dad, please stay out of this.

I didn't say anything.

But if you want to know what I think...

Thank you, Max. We know what you think.

Let's have him examined.

What? Now?

Rudolf, come.

Get the doctor.

Mom!

Physically, everything seems to me to be in the best order, Your Majesty.

And mentally?

Physically? What about the mental state of our son? Is he ready for...

Does he suffer from any particular symptoms, Your Majesty?

Answer, Rudolf.

Would you rather talk to the doctor alone?

No.

Overactive melancholy?

The doctor says you're often sad or afraid and worry a lot.

Nightmares?

Answer the doctor honestly, honey.

No one can do anything for their dreams.

No. No nightmares.

I'm fine.

I know.

I can reassure you, Your Majesty.

A military training is not in the way.

Thank you, doctor.

Come.

Congratulations on your birthday, Rudolf.

Nine years ago today, you were born.

And you made me the happiest mother in the world.

Hey, doctor!

How did you know you'd find me here?

Vienna is a small, dirty rat hole, and this is the dirtiest cashier in the city.

You're very smart.

What do you want here?

You'll get it when you tell me what you're doing here.

I'm not stupid yet.

That's some kind of weapon.

French?

Paris.

Were you a maid there?

Maid? I was a chambermaid.

At the family of the Austrian attaché, the Metternichs.

And the things there?

I stole my herring, just like the brooch there.

And the invitation to the court ball.

What do you want at the court ball?

I want to die as much as I can.

Good.

Then we'll go through it together.

Forget it.

The invitation is for Antoinette Pasqualina Grefel-Metternich-Schandorff-von-Winneburg.

And everyone knows she's not married.

That's a shame.

I don't know.

But maybe...

...she has a fiancé.

Teach my son everything he needs as the highest rank of the Crown Prince.

Don't show mercy.

Because even my office doesn't know mercy.

Yes, Majesty.

Attention!

Attention!

Your Majesty, Crown Prince Rudolf!

Attention!

Your Majesty.

Can I do anything for you?

I'll do anything.

Help me free my son.