Mayerling

In the drama-tinged romance Mayerling, Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria-Hungary finds himself trapped in a loveless marriage to a Belgian princess, desperate for escape from his stifling environment. It is there that he meets Baroness Maria Vetsera, with whom he embarks on a scandalous affair, defying the interference of his emperor father. Against the backdrop of Vienna's turmoil and unrest, the couple refuses to give each other up, their love becoming a defiant cry against fate.