A fictional account of one year in the life of Empress Elisabeth Of Austria. On Christmas Eve 1877, Elisabeth, once idolized for her beauty, turns 40 and is officially deemed an old woman; s... Read allA fictional account of one year in the life of Empress Elisabeth Of Austria. On Christmas Eve 1877, Elisabeth, once idolized for her beauty, turns 40 and is officially deemed an old woman; she starts trying to maintain her public image.A fictional account of one year in the life of Empress Elisabeth Of Austria. On Christmas Eve 1877, Elisabeth, once idolized for her beauty, turns 40 and is officially deemed an old woman; she starts trying to maintain her public image.
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- 17 wins & 44 nominations total
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- TriviaThe real Empress Elisabeth Of Austria refused all portraits or photographs after the age of 40 to maintain her youthful public image.
- GoofsFranz Joseph I of Austria never blamed his wife, the Empress Elisabeth of Austria, for the death of Archduchess Sophie of Austria. The criticism of Elisabeth's parenting came from her mother-in-law, Princess Sophie of Bavaria.
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Vicky Krieps just might be the biggest name in European cinema right now: 2021 alone saw her star in six productions, under direction of everyone: from M. Night Shyamalan in Old (2021) to Mia Hansen-Løve in Bergman Island (2021) and Mathieu Amalric in Hold Me Tight (2021). Her performances have been consistently critically acclaimed, as is bound to be the case with Corsage.
Focussing on one year - 1878, we are reminded throughout the film - Corsage sets out to tell the story of Empress Elisabeth of Austria (1837-1898), known as Sissi, although the movie has no use for that nickname. The picture, written and directed by Austrian film-maker Marie Kreutzer, liberally blends fact and fiction: when asked how much of her work was faithful to history, Kreutzer said in an interview that she could not remember exactly. There are elements to the narrative (such as the ending) that are obvious inventions, while the rest is an amalgamation. The result is credible until it isn't; the background images being most at fault - who knew that electric floor lamps were so popular in the Kingdom of Bavaria. (Comparatively, the intentionally anachronistic music choices, like 'As Tears Go By' played on the harp, succeed in appearing an intrinsic part of the narrative.)
Corsage is very much a story of a person who sees herself as trapped while, possibly, enjoying the most freedom out of everyone we encounter. The visits Elizabeth pays to a psychiatric asylum and to see wounded, bed-ridden soldiers strike as performative, but the choice of her compassionate causes seems rooted in identifying her circumstances with theirs. Why, the empress cannot leave her position either - or can she?
Corsage is very successful in its depiction of a complex, not entirely sympathetic person. It is quite careless about the tools used to achieve that goal - yet, if you watch the film to its very last bit, the end credits include a scene of Vicky Krieps dancing in an empty gymnasium (the flaking paint is supposed to symbolise the decay of the monarchy). She is mesmerising. She is also wearing a false moustache, as a final reminder from Corsage to not take the production too literally.
Focussing on one year - 1878, we are reminded throughout the film - Corsage sets out to tell the story of Empress Elisabeth of Austria (1837-1898), known as Sissi, although the movie has no use for that nickname. The picture, written and directed by Austrian film-maker Marie Kreutzer, liberally blends fact and fiction: when asked how much of her work was faithful to history, Kreutzer said in an interview that she could not remember exactly. There are elements to the narrative (such as the ending) that are obvious inventions, while the rest is an amalgamation. The result is credible until it isn't; the background images being most at fault - who knew that electric floor lamps were so popular in the Kingdom of Bavaria. (Comparatively, the intentionally anachronistic music choices, like 'As Tears Go By' played on the harp, succeed in appearing an intrinsic part of the narrative.)
Corsage is very much a story of a person who sees herself as trapped while, possibly, enjoying the most freedom out of everyone we encounter. The visits Elizabeth pays to a psychiatric asylum and to see wounded, bed-ridden soldiers strike as performative, but the choice of her compassionate causes seems rooted in identifying her circumstances with theirs. Why, the empress cannot leave her position either - or can she?
Corsage is very successful in its depiction of a complex, not entirely sympathetic person. It is quite careless about the tools used to achieve that goal - yet, if you watch the film to its very last bit, the end credits include a scene of Vicky Krieps dancing in an empty gymnasium (the flaking paint is supposed to symbolise the decay of the monarchy). She is mesmerising. She is also wearing a false moustache, as a final reminder from Corsage to not take the production too literally.
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- Corsage, la emperatriz rebelde
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- €7,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $705,767
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $32,285
- Dec 25, 2022
- Gross worldwide
- $3,106,100
- Runtime1 hour 54 minutes
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- 2.39 : 1
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