The setting is Vienna in 1914 before the outbreak of war. The aristocratic and somewhat jaded Prince Nicki, pursued by all the ladies, begins a flirtation with Mitzi, a crippled harpist who works in a suburban wine-garden, and who is in turn idolized by Schani, an uncouth and violently jealous butcher. Their first encounter significantly takes place in front of St. Stephen's Cathedral on Corpus Christi day, with Nicki among the emperor's cavalry regiment. Later, in the refracted light of falling apple blossoms in the wine-garden--scenes of a distilled, ethereal beauty--Nicki gradually wins her faith and love. Meanwhile, amidst the sumptuous and corrupt milieu of the family palace, Nicki is drawn into complicity against his will, as his unscrupulous mother informs him he must marry Cecelia, the daughter of a wealthy commoner, in order to revive the family fortune. Mitzi has a vision of The Iron Man (a symbol of the declining power and position of the Hapsburg dynasty) and falls before the crucifix in fear; but her love remains steadfast, and she protests her faith though abused by her mother and Schani. Infuriated by her rejection, Schani threatens to kill Nicki on his wedding day unless Mitzi agrees to marry him. Following the processional splendor of the cathedral wedding, Schani appears to carry out his threat, but Mitzi arrives in time to stop him; and through the downpouring rain Nicki sadly gazes on his true love in the crowd as he drives away with his bride.
宋康昊,林秀晶,吴正世,全余赟,郑秀晶
吴竞,杨立新
高杉真宙,武田梨奈,松本穗香,水野胜,黑崎莉奈
卡里姆·莱克路,伊萨卡·萨瓦德戈,约翰·雷森,尼古拉·比斯,克莱尔·博德森,西蒙·弗雷,巴贝蒂达·萨乔,杰里米·扎格巴,玛莎坎·加安·东尼奥,罗纳德·贝姆斯
琳赛·洛翰,斯宾塞·加雷特,朱莉娅·奥蒙德
克莱斯·邦,奥古斯特·迪赫,尤利娅·斯尼吉尔,尤里·科洛科利尼科夫,亚历山大·亚森科,叶甫盖尼·齐加诺夫,亚伦·沃多沃兹,Dmitry,Vorontsov,阿列克塞·古斯科夫,阿列克谢·罗津,波琳娜·奥格,德米特里·雷先科夫,尤里·德雷文舍克,Evgeniy,Knyazev,尼基塔·塔拉索夫,马拉特·巴沙罗夫,列昂尼德·亚尔莫利尼克,伊戈尔·韦尔尼克,帕维尔·沃罗日佐夫,亚历山大·秋金