Countess Lisl von Schlaf
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Countess Lisl von Schlaf is a fictional character from the 1981 James Bond
film For Your Eyes Only
, portrayed by Cassandra Harris
, the late wife of later Bond star Pierce Brosnan
.
The Countess is the 'Luxus Whore' from 'Risico' and mistress
of Milos Columbo, the Greek
smuggler. At the casino, Lisl "dumps" Columbo, giving Bond an opportunity to meet her. The Contessa invites Bond to share champagne and oysters with her back at her house in a taxi driven by Apostis, an employee of Aris Kristatos.
She portrays herself as being Austria
n, but while talking to Bond at her house her accent slips and she reveals that she is from Liverpool
, England
.
However, as they walk along a beach the following morning, Aristotle Kristatos
's henchman Emile Locque appears on a beach buggy. James and Lisl flee Locque's accomplice and James manages to disable him, but when Locque goes for Lisl she cannot escape and James screams her name but it's too late and he runs her over. By the time James gets to her, she is already dead. Bond was then captured by men working for Milos Columbo, and it was only when meeting Columbo did Bond realise that Lisl's killer was not employed by him but by Kristatos. It is obvious that Apostis directed Locque and his accomplice to Bond on Kristatos's orders.
Bond later avenges Lisl by pushing Locque and his car off a jagged cliff into the sharp rocks below after Locque unsuccessfully tries to escape from a clash with drug smugglers working for Columbo.
Columbo seemed not to care too much about Lisl when he learned of her death, although he described her saying, "I would laugh if my heart were not so heavy about my poor Lisl."
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
film For Your Eyes Only
For Your Eyes Only (film)
For Your Eyes Only is the twelfth spy film in the James Bond series and the fifth to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. It marked the directorial debut of John Glen, who had worked as editor and second unit director in three other Bond films. The screenplay by Richard Maibaum...
, portrayed by Cassandra Harris
Cassandra Harris
Cassandra Harris was an Australian actress.Born Sandra Colleen Waites in Sydney, Australia, Cassandra Harris was a student at the National Institute of Dramatic Art. She enrolled in 1961, aged 12, under the name Sandra Gleeson. She went on to perform in the successful Sydney stage production of...
, the late wife of later Bond star Pierce Brosnan
Pierce Brosnan
Pierce Brendan Brosnan, OBE is an Irish actor, film producer and environmentalist. After leaving school at 16, Brosnan began training in commercial illustration, but trained at the Drama Centre in London for three years...
.
The Countess is the 'Luxus Whore' from 'Risico' and mistress
Mistress (lover)
A mistress is a long-term female lover and companion who is not married to her partner; the term is used especially when her partner is married. The relationship generally is stable and at least semi-permanent; however, the couple does not live together openly. Also the relationship is usually,...
of Milos Columbo, the Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
smuggler. At the casino, Lisl "dumps" Columbo, giving Bond an opportunity to meet her. The Contessa invites Bond to share champagne and oysters with her back at her house in a taxi driven by Apostis, an employee of Aris Kristatos.
She portrays herself as being Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n, but while talking to Bond at her house her accent slips and she reveals that she is from Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, England
England
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.
However, as they walk along a beach the following morning, Aristotle Kristatos
Aristotle Kristatos
Aristotle "Aris" Kristatos is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the Ian Fleming short story "Risico" found in the anthology For Your Eyes Only and the 1981 James Bond film For Your Eyes Only, in which he was referred to as Aris Kristatos...
's henchman Emile Locque appears on a beach buggy. James and Lisl flee Locque's accomplice and James manages to disable him, but when Locque goes for Lisl she cannot escape and James screams her name but it's too late and he runs her over. By the time James gets to her, she is already dead. Bond was then captured by men working for Milos Columbo, and it was only when meeting Columbo did Bond realise that Lisl's killer was not employed by him but by Kristatos. It is obvious that Apostis directed Locque and his accomplice to Bond on Kristatos's orders.
Bond later avenges Lisl by pushing Locque and his car off a jagged cliff into the sharp rocks below after Locque unsuccessfully tries to escape from a clash with drug smugglers working for Columbo.
Columbo seemed not to care too much about Lisl when he learned of her death, although he described her saying, "I would laugh if my heart were not so heavy about my poor Lisl."