SortTasera and tomorrow 5 and 6 August on Canale 5starting from 9.30pm, The last two episodes of the fourth season of the TV series will be broadcast Sissi – Final actstarring Jannik Schümann and Dominique Devenportin the role of the most famous Habsburg couple of the late nineteenth century.
The life of Elisabetta Amalia Eugenia of Wittelsbach, at the Vienna court, continues to arouse interest. The series tells of a couple you love, you want and choose, and it is constantly fought between personal problems and power struggles. Sissi is a reinterpretation of historical facts designed for a new generation of viewers, closer to the real figure of the empress.
Sissi 4 – final act of the TV series. Plot and advances episode 5 August
The series opens with Sissi (Dominique Devenport) which falls from horse in Corfu. After returning to Possenhofen he discovers that his father died of a heart attack and that he lost all his possessions by betting on horseback with the jockey and breeder Georg Basselet von La Rosée (Klaus Steinbacher). The new owner only grants the family to leave three months.
Sissi has no intention of selling and challenged Georg in a race to recover the ground, unbeknownst to the beloved Franz (Jannik Schümann). Sister Sophie Charlotte (Philine Schmolzer), meanwhile, has an infatuation for the cousin Ludwig II of Bavaria (Gustav Schmidt), But the mother is contrary. Sissi continues on his revenge plan and, at Oktoberfest, offers half a million florins to the jockey Georg Basselet von La Rosée.
Dominique Devenport in “Sissi”. (Courtesy Press Office)
Ludovica wants to send Sophie Charlotte to the monastic institute of Frauenwörthbecause you forget Ludwig, while Archdukess Sophie suggests alternative candidates, including Georg Basset of La Rosée. The preparations for the reception began at Possenhofen Castle. Upon receipt, unbeknownst to the guests, Ludwig himself presents himself, who kisses the young man loved in front of everyone.
Sissi convinces Linda, the stalliera and her stepsister, to help her win the competition with Georg. The two women study the rival’s moves. Linda, however, is overwhelmed by a terrible news: his mother was killed. Hieronymus inspector starts an investigation that soon reveals terrible secrets: The stalliera is the first suspect. Court intrigues, killers, greed for power, overwhelming loves and history flow into the series dedicated to the empress Elizabeth.
“Sissi”. (Courtesy Press Office)
Who is Sissi. The cast. Dominique Devenport and Jannik Schümann
The series tries to tell a Sissi (Dominique Devenport) as close as possible to historical reality. A restless woman, prey to dark thoughts, who touched anorexia without ever accepting himself to the end, but who continued to support his ideals, to cultivate his passions and inclinations and not to tolerate the status of the Court. Frank (Jannik Schümann) It is the absolute sovereign of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, increasingly close to defeat.
The couple of actors entered the collective imagination by right thanks to this television title. With this role Devenport won the Best Actress Award at the German Television Awards 2023. Next to her Jannik Schümann, German actor born in 1992. They are the ones who form the new Habsburg couple after about thirty films on Elisabetta d’Austria. The titles played by Romy Schneider from 1955 have made era. They complete the cast of the series faces of the European scene such as, David Korbmann, Désirée Nosbusch, Tanja Schleiff, Julia Stemberer, Pauline Rénevier and Marcus Grüsser.
Where the series was shot Sissi
The Sissi series was shot in Latvia, Croatia, Slovenia and Lithuania. Vilnius, Lithuanian capital, with the streets of the historic center and the Rieti racetrack was used to represent the 19th century Vienna.