Summary This sumptuously photographed period drama is set in 1791 Vienna. Maximilian Bardo, an opportunistic 18-year old Viennese man with aspirations to rise above his bourgeois upbringing, looks for a chance to shoehorn himself into the nobility. His hopes lead him to the castle of a wealthy inventor, Alexander Plant. It is here that a strange story is played out, as Maximilian, full of naive illusions and innocent ideals of what it means to be wealthy and noble, quickly loses his innocence. Falling prey to the jaded aristocrats in residence, he is cruelly initiated into their decadent games. View more details
Directed : Marcin Ziebinski
Written : Wojciech Ziminski François-Emmanuel Porché Andrzej Rychcik
Stars : Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu Jan Peszek Jonathan Zaccaï Ute Lemper
Genres : Crime Drama
Release date : Feb 9, 1992
Countries of origin : France Poland
Language : French Polish
Filming locations : Poland
Production companies : Agencja Produkcji Filmowej MS Films Atria Film
Summary This sumptuously photographed period drama is set in 1791 Vienna. Maximilian Bardo, an opportunistic 18-year old Viennese man with aspirations to rise above his bourgeois upbringing, looks for a chance to shoehorn himself into the nobility. His hopes lead him to the castle of a wealthy inventor, Alexander Plant. It is here that a strange story is played out, as Maximilian, full of naive illusions and innocent ideals of what it means to be wealthy and noble, quickly loses his innocence. Falling prey to the jaded aristocrats in residence, he is cruelly initiated into their decadent games. View more details
Genres : Crime Drama
Release date : Feb 9, 1992
Countries of origin : France Poland
Language : French Polish
Filming locations : Poland
Production companies : Agencja Produkcji Filmowej MS Films Atria Film
