Quartile rating: 7/10 · 1 rating
Sissi is now the empress of Austria and attempts to learn etiquette. While she is busy being empress she also has to deal with her difficult new mother-in-law, while the arch-duchess Sophie is trying to tell the emperor how to rule and also Sissi how to be a mother.
The second Sissi film follows the template of the first closely, offering charming performances—especially Romy Schneider—and lovely Alpine and imperial visuals, but the plot is thin and episodic, relying on light romantic conflict and mother-in-law friction without much dramatic depth. Novelty is limited as it recycles the formula of the original with diminishing freshness. The ending ties things up pleasantly but without particular ambition.