Corsage

  • Marie Kreutzer
  • Austria, Luxembourg, Germany, France
  • 2022
  • 113'
  • Corsage

Vienna 1877. Empress Elisabeth (Vicky Krieps – Phantom Thread) turns 40. Bold and stubborn, Sisi is far from the public image of the gentle and demure favourite of the people. Bogged down by anxiety, obsessive rebelliousness and frustration with her public image and political role, Elisabeth sets herself increasingly demanding physical challenges and takes frequent trips around Europe. Awarded for best performance in Un Certain Regard at Cannes, Marie Kreutzer’s (The Fatherless – ZFF 2011) Corsage tackles the sterile and kitschy legend of Sisi, offering a more honest and nuanced insight into the life of the fascinating empress.

Subtitles: EN, HR

Marie Kreutzer

Born in Graz in 1977. Active as a director, screenwriter and playwright and has also taught at the Film Academy Vienna. She co-wrote the films Fraulein (2006) and Cure: The Life of Another (2014) by Andrea Štaka. A member of the Austrian Film Institute supervisory board. Films: The Fatherless (ZFF 2011), Gruber Is Leaving (2015), We Used to Be Cool (2016), The Ground Beneath My Feet (2019) and Corsage (2022).

Corsage

Director
Marie Kreutzer
Screenplay
Marie Kreutzer
Cast
Vicky Krieps, Florian Teichtmeister, Katharina Lorenz, Jeanne Werner, Alma Hasun, Manuel Rubey, Finnegan Oldfield, Aaron Friesz, Rosa Hajjaj, Lilly Marie Tschörtner, Colin Morgan
DOP
Judith Kaufmann
Editing
Ulrike Kofler
Producer
Alexander Glehr, Johanna Scherz, Bernard Michaux, Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, Maren Ade, Jean-Christophe Reymond
Production
Film AG, Samsa Film, Komplizen Film, Kazak Productions, ORF Film/Fernseh-Abkommen, ZDF/ARTE, ARTE France Cinéma
Festivals & Awards
Cannes Film Festival – Un Certain Regard – Prize for Best Performance (Vicky Krieps); Toronto Int'l Film Festival; San Sebastián Int'l Film Festival; Karlovy Vary Int'l Film Festival; BFI London Film Festival; Filmfest Munich; Sarajevo Film Festival; Busan Int'l Film Festival

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