Archive of films Corsage / Corsage

Austria / Luxembourg / Germany / France
2022, 113 min

Section: Horizons
Year: 2022

It is the year 1877 and Elisabeth of Bavaria is celebrating her fortieth birthday. In the same way her tight-fitting corset confines her body, the restrictive way of life at the Viennese court is stifling her personality. The myth of Empress Sissi returns, this time played by Vicky Krieps, who is outstanding in this quick-witted costume drama about a restless woman longing for freedom and emancipation.


Synopsis

It is the year 1877 and Elisabeth of Bavaria is celebrating her fortieth birthday. How does she feel now, a woman whose youthful looks defined her, yet are fading with the advancing years? What kind of private life existed for a sovereign, whose position in society was defined by her husband rather than by her opinions? In the same way her tight-fitting corset confines her body, the restrictive way of life at the Viennese court is stifling her personality. This costume drama about a restless woman longing for freedom and emancipation was screened in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section and brings us a quick-witted reinterpretation of history. The myth of Empress Sissi returns, this time played by Vicky Krieps, who deservedly took home the award for Best Performance.

Sandra Hezinová

About the director

Marie Kreutzer

Marie Kreutzer (1977, Graz, Austria). Selected filmography: The Fatherless (Die Vaterlosen, 2011), We Used to be Cool (Was hat uns bloß so ruiniert, 2016), The Ground Beneath My Feet (Der Boden unter den Füssen, ​2019), Corsage (2022).

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About the film

Color, DCP

Section: Horizons
   
Director: Marie Kreutzer
Screenplay: Marie Kreutzer
Dir. of Photography: Judith Kaufmann
Music: Camille
Sound: Nicolas Leroy, Angelo Dos Santos
Editor: Ulrike Kofler
Art Director: Martin Reiter
Producer: Alexander Glehr, Johanna Scherz
Production: Film AG
Coproduction: Samsa Film, Komplizen Film, Kazak Productions, ORF Film/Fernseh-Abkom, ZDF/ARTEmen, ARTE France Cinéma
Cast: Vicky Krieps, Florian Teichtmeister, Katharina Lorenz, Jeanne Werner, Alma Hasun
Sales: mk2 Films
Distributor: Aerofilms
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