#mayerling 1968

[kronprinz-rudolf]

this will make sense to 2 people maybe jshh. link to the poll

[costumeloverz71]

Maria Vetsera (Catherine Deneuve) White ballgown.. Mayerling (1968).. Costume by Marcel Escoffier.

[lunatic-fandom-space]

I swear to fucking god if this is just Mayerling (1936)/Mayerling (1957) again Im gonna. kill someone else

[verypersonalscreencaps]

CATHERINE DENEUVE through the 60's LE VICE ET LA VERTU (1963, dir. Roger Vadim) LES PARAPLUIES DE CHERBOURG (1964, dir. Jacques Demy) RÉPULSION (1965, dir. Roman Polanski) LES DEMOISELLES DE ROCHEFORT (1967, dir. Jacques Demy) BELLE DE JOUR (1967, dir. Luis Buñuel) MAYERLING (1968, dir. Terence Young) LA SIRÈNE DU MISSISSIPI (1969, dir. François Truffaut) HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE LEGENDARY QUEEN  👑 October 22 1943

[labyrinthofstreams]

Catherine Deneuve on the set of Mayerling (1968).

Photographed by Terry O'Neill.

[mariaritavictoria]

RIP Geneviève Page (12/13/1927- 2/14/2025)

Christian Dior was her godfather. Distinctive voice and beauty work among the best directors of her time from Luis Buñuel to Robert Altman, from George Cuckor to Anthony Mann.

Among her best work are Fanfan La Tulipe (1952), L'Étrange Désir de monsieur Bard (1954), Foreign Intrigue (1956), Michel Strogoff (1956) Song Without End (1960), El Cid (1961), Youngblood Hawke (1964), Grand Prix (1966), Belle De Jour (1967), Mayerling (1968) The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970), Bröder Carl (1971) Buffet Froid (1979), Mortelle Randonnée (1983) Beyond Therapy (1987), Aria (1987), L'Inconnu Dans Le Maison (1992).

She worked with some of the most legendaries actors that include Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren, Catherine Deneuve, Yves Montand, Simone Signorette, Gina Lollobrigida, Robert Mitchum, Ava Garner, Omar Shariff, James Mason, Louis de Funes, Gerard Philippe, Isabelle Adjani, Gerard Depardieu, Jean Paul Belmondo, Capucine, Jeff Goldblung and a large etc. REST IN PEACE!

[silver-screen-divas]

Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress. She first signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1941 and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew critics' attention in 1946 with her performance in Robert Siodmak's film noir The Killers. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in John Ford's Mogambo (1953), and for best actress for both a Golden Globe Award and BAFTA Award for her performance in John Huston's The Night of the Iguana (1964). She was a part of the Golden Age of Hollywood.

During the 1950s, Gardner established herself as a leading lady and one of the era's top stars with films like Show Boat, Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (both 1951), The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952), The Barefoot Contessa (1954), Bhowani Junction (1956) and On the Beach (1959). She continued her film career for three more decades, appearing in the films 55 Days at Peking (1963), Seven Days in May (1964), The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966), Mayerling (1968), The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972), Earthquake (1974) and The Cassandra Crossing (1976). And in 1985, she had the major recurring role of Ruth Galveston on the primetime soap opera Knots Landing. She continued to act regularly until 1986, four years before her death in 1990, at the age of 67.

In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Gardner No. 25 on its greatest female screen legends list.

[paristexaz]

Omar Sharif Catherine Deneuve Ava Gardner and James Mason in

MAYERLING (1968) directed by Terence Young

[citizenscreen]

Ava Gardner as Empress Elizabeth of Austria in Terence Young’s MAYERLING (1968)

[rumforall]

Catherine Deneuve in Mayerling, 1968

[kronprinz-rudolf]

Eduard Taaffe portrayals in movies Mayerling (1936) Mayerling (1957) Mayerling (1968) Requiem for a Crown Prince (1974) The Crown Prince (2006)

[lunatic-fandom-space]

WHAT

okay nvm, this is nothing like those other films they didnt have Stephanie accuse Rudolf of having incestuous feelings for his mother ?????? or Rudolf hitting her, this is crazy

[mistressdickens]

I've found these photos of Ava in Mayerling (1968) where she played the Empress Sissi. Look at her! She is outrageously hot. There should be songs written about her eyes.

Propaganda

Ava Gardner (The Killers, The Barefoot Contessa)— She's so goddamn hot. Her and Frank Sinatra could've sandwiched me and I would've thanked them for the privilege

Anna May Wong (The Thief of Bagdad, Shanghai Express)—Wong was the first Chinese American movie star, arguably the first Asian woman to make it big in American films. Though the racism of the time often forced her into stereotypical roles, awarded Asian leading roles to white actors in yellowface, and prohibited on-screen romance between actors of different races, she delivered powerful and memorable performances. When Hollywood bigotry got to be too much, she made movies in Europe. Wong was intellectually curious, a fashion icon, and a strong advocate for authentic Asian representation in cinema. And, notably for the purposes of this tournament, absolutely gorgeous.

This is round 5 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.

[additional propaganda submitted under the cut.]

Ava Gardner:

Ava Gardner is one of my favorite actresses of all time. Although a lot of her roles in movies are about her being beautiful and nothing else, there are some films where her acting truly shines.

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HER FACE. LOOK AT IT. Also was a life long supporter of civil rights and a member of the NAACP, had lots of fun love affairs with other stars, bullfighters, married several times but was also happy in between to just have lovers and was unapologetically herself.

I literally gasp every time I see her.

Between 1942 and 1964, Ava Gardner was credited in no less 50 films, and is still considered by some to be the most beautiful actresses that ever graced the silver screen. Despite life-long insecurities regarding her talent as an actress, she weathered public scandal, industry hostility, and outright condemnation by the Catholic Church with fearless grace. She would later in life talk candidly about the reality and pain of living through two (studio approved!!) abortions during her short marriage to Frank Sinatra, and while the two of them could not make their relationship work, they remained in each other’s lives for nearly 30 years. She would forever describe herself as a small-town girl who just got lucky, but always felt like a beautiful outsider.

Really genuinely one of the most beautiful human beings I have ever seen. An autodidact. Had amazing chemistry with Gregory Peck to the point where I do think about watching On The Beach again sometimes because they're so good together even though that movie did destroy me. Was a great femme fatale in many movies.

Anna May Wong propaganda:

"She so so gorgeous!! Due to Hollywood racism she was pretty limited in the roles she got to play but even despite that she’s so captivating and deserves to be known as a leading lady in her own right!! When she’s on screen in Shanghai Express I can’t look away, which is saying something because Marlene Dietrich is also in that film."

"SHE IS ON THE BACK OF QUARTERS also she was very smart and able to speak multiple languages and is a fashion icon on top of the acting/singing"

"Paved the way for Asian American actresses AND TOTAL HOTTIE!!! She broke boundaries and made it her mission to smash stereotypes of Asian women in western film (at the time, they were either protrayed them as delicate and demure or scheming and evil). In 1951, she made history with her television show The Gallery of Madame Liu-Tsong, the first-ever U.S. television show starring an Asian-American series lead (paraphrased from Wikipedia). Also, never married and rumor has it that she had an affair with Marlene Dietrich. We love a Controversial Queen!"

"She's got that Silent Era smoulder™ that I think transcends the very stereotypical roles in which she was typically cast. Also looks very hot smouldering opposite Marlene Dietrich in "Shanghai Express"; there's kiss energy there."

"Hot as hell and chronically overlooked in her time, she's truly phenomenal and absolutely stunning"

"A story of stardom unavoidably marred by Hollywood racism; Wong's early-career hype was significantly derailed by the higher-up's reluctance to have an Asian lead, and things only got worse when the Hayes code came down and she suddenly *couldn't* be shown kissing a white man--even if that white man was in yellowface. After being shoved into the Dragon Lady role one too many times, she took her career to other continents for many years. Still, she came back to America eventually, being more selective in her roles, speaking out against Asian stereotypes, and in the midst of all of this finding the time to be awarded both the title of "World's Best Dressed Woman" by Mayfair Mannequin Society of New York and an honorary doctorate by Peking University."

"Incredible beauty, incredible actress, incredible story."

"-flapper fashion ICON. look up her fits please <3 -rumors of lesbianism due to her Close Friendships with marlene dietrich & cecil cunningham, among others -leveraged her star power to criticize the racist depictions of Chinese and Asian characters in Hollywood, as well as raise money and popular support for China & Chinese refugees in the 1930s and 40s. -face card REFUSED to decline"

[vixonimus]

i’m quite literally going to frankenstein this edit by compiling different rudolf adjacent media (the crown prince 2006, elisabeth das musical, mayerling 1968, etc) so i can make The Rudolf Edit Ever. this means i somehow have to figure out how to color correct all of these clips and also download all of these onto my computer since this edit is going to be HEFTY and i somewhat value my phone’s life. but anything for the tiger lillies’ “heroin” <33