After an elaborate application process, Empress Elisabeth of Austria hires Countess Irma as her new lady-in-waiting and takes her to her summer residence on Corfu. As the two women become closer there, this soon leads to tensions back in Vienna.
Keywords: 19th-century , absurd , austria , austria-hungary , biography , bold , critical , dramatic , empress , habsburger , historical-figure , impartial , period-drama , reflective , royalty , satirical