This dramatic romance on the Austria in the turn of last century displays the romantic life of the official of the Austro-Hungarian empire and a fully portrait of an era where they was feared by their enemies nearby, before WWI, also the picture target on aristocracy and barracks where the army officers meanwhile the training, getting affairs with naïve ladies at Vienna in an idyllic lifestyle, on those gala events sponsored by the wealthy nobility, the picture exposes an awful truth, no military officials of the majestic Franz Joseph I weren't allowed marry no lady without a dowry, it was the rule, should be followed, otherwise they could be expelled of the army.
In this environment the young Lieutenant Franz Lobheiner (Alain Delon) has a forbidden and secret affair with the sexy mid-age Baroness Lena Eggersdorf (Micheline Presle), aside that Franz has a strong friendship with the "Don Juan" Lieutenant Theo Kaiser (Jean-Claude Brialy) together with some young officers of the garrison, they spend their free time on hard drunkenness and deceiving foolish girls on love affairs that end up in prematurely loss of the virginity, due they just want having fun, Franz is smooth and quiet one, he has been planned drop with this affair which can hamper his career at Austrian army, it wasn't for less, the Baroness is wife of a powerful and wealthy old man of the Vienna's society Baron Eggesdorf (Jean Galland).
He meets accidently the pretty shy girl Christine (Romy Schneider) at fancy Vienna's Coffee house, wherein has a dancing hall, hence followed by several Sunday's afternoon at Danube River at flamboyant park, they are getting closer and sooner as they think falling in love, for a couple weeks or so of intense feelings Frank decides break up with of possessive Baroness, meanwhile he didn't speak a word of Christine all about, however on the night meeting he is spotted by the jealous husband that demands a duel.
Talk about the angelical Romy Schneider one of beautiful actress on Europe at its time is pure redundancy, Romy Schneider is German Goddess, holder of a pristine godsend, this movie is something near of Romeo & Juliet's Austrian love story, actually in this movie Romy and Alain starts a hot love affair, sadly Christine wasn't a famous picture worldwide, nevertheless is enough good, sometimes a slight tedious and even slow, so idyllic to my taste, let it see!!
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First watch: 2021 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 7.
