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Maximilian of Mexico - Dreams of Power
Date du début: 27 août 2013, Date de fin: 27 févr. 2016 PROJET  TERMINÉ 

Since childhood, Archduke Maximilian, brother of Emperor Franz Josef I. of Austria, wished for nothing more than to emerge from the sibling’s shadow of his brother. His dream finally comes true when he becomes Emperor of Mexico. However, the dream unexpectedly and rapidly becomes a nightmare: Maximilian believes he is welcome in Mexico, but the opposite is the case. He is finally captured by his adversary, Benito Juarez, and sentenced to death. Maximilian‘s dreams of becoming a glorious ruler die with him, cut down by a firing squad.To mark the 150th anniversary of Maximilian‘s ascent to the throne in 2014, the documentary will examine the fate of the contradictory and complex Habsburg dynasty and investigate the circumstances that led to his tragic failure from political, cultural and human perspectives.

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