Private Vices, Public Virtues
Emperor Franz Josef of Austria's son, Crown Prince Rudolf, is believed to have taken himself and his fan at a suicide pact at 1882 at Mayerling. As a result of Imperial cover-ups, the story may not be understood. This narrative was filmed a few times, in French in 1935 and in English in 1968. Hungarian director Miklos Jancso recreates those events because of his own purposes, continuing his theme of paternal authority's rejection. At the movie, that has very small discussion, Rudolf can be a good natured pansexual golden boy, that cavorts on his rural estate with a range of beautiful, aristocratic lovers and friends of both genders. He won't leave his country idyll despite the fact that he's been arranged into his dad. Despite the undeniable fact that for a large part of the film, attractive men and women begin unclothed and participating in erotic encounters, the mood is one of depression in the place of prurience.
Released: 1976-05-06