Unlike the tragedy of Mayerling ,the assassination in Sarajevo did not inspire that much the directors; Max Ophuls broached it ("de Mayerling à Sarajevo",1940),but his film focused on Franz- Ferdinand 's and his morganatic wife ,countess Sophie Chotek's love story ;like "Sarajevo" it ended with pictures of WW1 in black and white (and Ophuls added pictures of the Nazis :his was a propaganda movie ; it was 1940)
Hence the comparison ends : the modern version refuses the show: the assassination is not really showed ( sound of the first bomb, fleeting pictures of the sovereigns ) and all happens after the tragedy : an investigation ,made by a Croatian magistrate tries to unravel what lies beneath this attack ,bit it seems that ,in spite of his struggle, the die is cast ; Franz-Ferdinand was some kind of persona non grata in Vienna and they insist on the lack of precautionary measures from Vienna ;the changes in the route of the coach through the streets of the town.
The Austrian-Hungarish empire was a melting pot ,longing to free from the Hapsburg's yoke and the Balkans were a powder keg :Sarajevo sparked off .Germany would find itself caught in a stranglehold : France in the East ,Russia in the west ; and there's a plan (not historically proved ) of a train which would link up Berlin and Baghdad: the railroad track would pass through Serbia (which would not exist anymore).
Whatever report the young magistrate may bring to the Austrian goverment,it does not seem to matter anymore anyway ; the questioning of the prisoners bring nothing new ,except that they were only pawns in 'their " game.
It's an interesting account of a historical event ,although I'd tone things a bit for the love affair , the only storylike concession to a rigorous teleplay.
Hence the comparison ends : the modern version refuses the show: the assassination is not really showed ( sound of the first bomb, fleeting pictures of the sovereigns ) and all happens after the tragedy : an investigation ,made by a Croatian magistrate tries to unravel what lies beneath this attack ,bit it seems that ,in spite of his struggle, the die is cast ; Franz-Ferdinand was some kind of persona non grata in Vienna and they insist on the lack of precautionary measures from Vienna ;the changes in the route of the coach through the streets of the town.
The Austrian-Hungarish empire was a melting pot ,longing to free from the Hapsburg's yoke and the Balkans were a powder keg :Sarajevo sparked off .Germany would find itself caught in a stranglehold : France in the East ,Russia in the west ; and there's a plan (not historically proved ) of a train which would link up Berlin and Baghdad: the railroad track would pass through Serbia (which would not exist anymore).
Whatever report the young magistrate may bring to the Austrian goverment,it does not seem to matter anymore anyway ; the questioning of the prisoners bring nothing new ,except that they were only pawns in 'their " game.
It's an interesting account of a historical event ,although I'd tone things a bit for the love affair , the only storylike concession to a rigorous teleplay.