Corsage

"No pain, no reign."

2022 1h 54m DE

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★6.1TMDB · 257

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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.

“No pain, no reign.”

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Cast

Vicky Krieps
Empress Elisabeth
Florian Teichtmeister
Franz Josef
Katharina Lorenz
Marie Festetics
Jeanne Werner
Ida Ferenczy
Alma Hasun
Fanny Feifalik
Finnegan Oldfield
Louis Le Prince
Manuel Rubey
Ludwig II
Aaron Friesz
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Marie Kreutzer
Writers: Marie Kreutzer
Languages: English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian
Countries: Austria, France, Germany, Luxembourg

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MONEY

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Earned back only 41% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 5 languages: English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: Austria, France, Germany, Luxembourg.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Marie Kreutzer, shot by Judith Kaufmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Camille. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ulrike Kofler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Vicky Krieps and Florian Teichtmeister and Katharina Lorenz carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Marie Kreutzer directs. Judith Kaufmann behind the camera. Camille scores. Ulrike Kofler cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Austria, France, Germany, Luxembourg. Dialogue in English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 41% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 4 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 5 languages: English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian.
4International production across 4 countries: Austria, France, Germany, Luxembourg.
5Directed by Marie Kreutzer, shot by Judith Kaufmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Camille. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Ulrike Kofler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Vicky Krieps and Florian Teichtmeister and Katharina Lorenz carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "No pain, no reign.".
10IMDB entry: tt11992694 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Judith Kaufmann
Original score: Camille
Editing: Ulrike Kofler
Production design: Martin Reiter
Costume design: Monika Buttinger
Stunt coordinator: Olivier Bisback
Runtime: 114 min · 1h 54m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $7,580,600
Box office: $3,092,534
Return: 41% of budget
Original language: DE
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Corsage (2022)

Awards

European Film Award for Best Actress

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CinemaSerf2022-12-24
★ 6/10
The danger with fictional accounts of the lives of real people, is that it is frequently all to easy to poke holes in the plot. This is one such film that takes just a little too much creative licence with the the life of the Empress Elisabeth (Vicky Krieps). Wife of the famed Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Josef (Florian Teichtmeister), this film follows a supposed year in the life of this curious historical figure who, having suffered a family tragedy and enduring a rather estranged emotional relationship with her husband, spends much of her life obsessing with her weight and seeking solitude. Krieps is on good form, she creates a persona for her character that is effective to watch, but the mixture of modern and period scenarios (old buildings with modern fire doors; a cross-channel ferry!) seems anachronistic - to what end? The buildings in which she and her family inhabit have none of the opulence and grandeur of the Hofburg or Prague Castle, indeed the British home of her horse-master "Bay" (Colin Morgan) looks little better that a ramshackle ruin - and this is incongruous with the way we know she lived her life. Reclusive, yes, but still in splendour. It is also a particularly unremarkable year in her life to have chosen to illustrate. Not the previous ones where turbulence within the Imperial family reigned, not the famed "Mayerling" period which was ultimately held responsible for the final decline of this lady. There is also an highly speculative portrayal of her relationship with Bavaria's equally famous King Ludwig II (Manuel Rubey) that adds little. The denouement itself is presented here in a rather too bizarre fashion that disappointingly topped off this interesting but frankly flat and pace-less drama that offers us a glimpse of this intriguing woman, but little more of substance. Pity.

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