Elisabeth: The Rondo of Love & Death
THE RONDO OF LOVE & DEATH
★★★★★
Japanese / 153 MIN. / 2009
The Genres
The Synopsis
Takarazuka Revue Moon Troupe's 2009 production of the Viennese musical Elisabeth. The musical tells the story of Elisabeth (“Sisi”), the Empress of Austria, from her engagement and marriage in 1854 to her murder in 1898 at the hands of the Italian anarchist Luigi Lucheni, through the lens of her growing obsession with death, as her marriage and her empire crumble around her at the turn of the century.