A Fleeting Passage to the Orient

A Fleeting Passage to the Orient 1999 Directed by Ruth Beckermann Ein flüchtiger Zug nach dem Orient

Images of Egypt: prolonged tracking shots through the streets of Cairo, cafes, bazars, hotels and gardens, footage of the desert and the sea. Ruth Beckermann is on the trail of Empress Elisabeth of Austria ("Sissi"), who travelled the world restlessly and was in Egypt incognito one hundred years earlier. Since Elisabeth refused to be photographed after the age of 31, she inspires projections and fantasies.

Countries Austria , USA

Production Country Austria

Language English

Spoken Language German

Gnere Documentary

Production Company Aichholzer Film

Release Date 10 October 1999

82 mins