简介：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.
简介：老国王将女儿格温多琳公主（阿什莉·琼斯 Ashley Jones 饰）嫁给了萨西尼安国王做他的王妃，以求得到强国的庇护。为了保证公主能够顺利抵达彼国，老国王派出了以雷诺兹（朗·普尔曼 Ron Perlman 饰）为首的国王卫队，一路保护公主，就这样，雷诺兹带领着他的一帮弟兄，踏上了充满了危险的漫漫路途。 半路上，雷诺兹一行人遭遇了穷凶极恶的劫匪，让雷诺兹没有想到的是，在其中，他竟然发现了曾经的国王卫士戴博特（埃里克·罗伯茨 Eric Roberts 饰）。原来，戴博特一直深爱着格温多琳公主，老国王此次的决定激怒了他，企图掳走公主。巧合的是，在相处的过程中，格温多琳公主竟然爱上了忠厚的雷诺兹，如此一来，在雷诺兹和戴博特之间，一场恶战在所难免。