It’s Christmastime, 1877, in the Austro-Hungarian capital of Vienna, and Empress Elisabeth of Austria is celebrating her 40th birthday alongside her husband, Emperor Franz Joseph, and their hoity-toity royal guests. Whispers murmur that it’s all downhill from there, and her image — including her infamously ever-cinched corset — is under increasing scrutiny. Restlessness guides her peregrinations — under the guise of convalescence — from England to Bavaria, where she tantalizes former lovers, stokes her lore, and, with the help of her trusted handmaid, experiments with masquerading before her looking-glass world. Her cunning fools even the cognoscenti and, under her aegis, a young lover is secured for the Emperor — yet still, the Empress is all but free.
Marie Kreutzer is an Austrian diretor and screenwriter, her first feature „The Farherless“ (2011), received a Best Debut Film – Honorable Mention at the Berlin International Film Festival. Her film „Gruber Is Leaving“ (2015) received Austrian Film Award directing and screenplay nominations; while „We Used To Be Cool“ (2016) premiered in competition at the Zurich Film Festival; and „The Ground Beneath My Feet“ (2019) was nominated for seven Austrian Film Awards, including Best Director and Best Feature Film.
Festivals: Cannes Film Festival – Best Actress (Un Certain Regard), Toronto International Film
SCA'22: Corsage
SCA'22: Corsage
N13
Genre
Kertant Europą
Run time
1h 53min
Genre
Kertant Europą
Run time
1h 53min
It’s Christmastime, 1877, in the Austro-Hungarian capital of Vienna, and Empress Elisabeth of Austria is celebrating her 40th birthday alongside her husband, Emperor Franz Joseph, and their hoity-toity royal guests. Whispers murmur that it’s all downhill from there, and her image — including her infamously ever-cinched corset — is under increasing scrutiny. Restlessness guides her peregrinations — under the guise of convalescence — from England to Bavaria, where she tantalizes former lovers, stokes her lore, and, with the help of her trusted handmaid, experiments with masquerading before her looking-glass world. Her cunning fools even the cognoscenti and, under her aegis, a young lover is secured for the Emperor — yet still, the Empress is all but free.
Marie Kreutzer is an Austrian diretor and screenwriter, her first feature „The Farherless“ (2011), received a Best Debut Film – Honorable Mention at the Berlin International Film Festival. Her film „Gruber Is Leaving“ (2015) received Austrian Film Award directing and screenplay nominations; while „We Used To Be Cool“ (2016) premiered in competition at the Zurich Film Festival; and „The Ground Beneath My Feet“ (2019) was nominated for seven Austrian Film Awards, including Best Director and Best Feature Film.
Festivals: Cannes Film Festival – Best Actress (Un Certain Regard), Toronto International Film
Marie Kreutzer is an Austrian diretor and screenwriter, her first feature „The Farherless“ (2011), received a Best Debut Film – Honorable Mention at the Berlin International Film Festival. Her film „Gruber Is Leaving“ (2015) received Austrian Film Award directing and screenplay nominations; while „We Used To Be Cool“ (2016) premiered in competition at the Zurich Film Festival; and „The Ground Beneath My Feet“ (2019) was nominated for seven Austrian Film Awards, including Best Director and Best Feature Film.
Festivals: Cannes Film Festival – Best Actress (Un Certain Regard), Toronto International Film