Corsage

‘Corsage’ is French for corset; the one binding Empress Elisabeth of Austria is impossibly restrictive, along with the rest of her gilded-cage life. Vicki Krieps (The Phantom Thread) is magnetic as the rebellious royal who must decide, over the course of an imagined year, how long she can bear it. Carefully deployed anachronisms remind us that these 18th Century people are really not so distant from us after all.

Directed by Marie Kreutzer.

Stars Vicky Krieps, Florian Teichtmeister, Katharina Lorenz, and Jeanne Werner.

Austria, Germany, France. In German, French, English, Hungarian, Italian.

Rated M.

Released 2022.

Runtime 116 minutes.

Cannes Film Festival, won Un Certain Regard Best Performance Prize (Krieps), nominated for Un Certain Regard (Kreutzer). Sarajevo Film Festival, won Best Actress (Krieps). San Sebastián International Film Festival, won RTVE-Another Look Award Special Mention. London Film Festival, won Best Film. Chicago International Film Festival, won Siver Hugo for Best Performance (Krieps). European Film Awards, won Best Actress (Krieps).