FEB 12 @ 5:30 pm
Corsage
(2022) – Austria/France – Historical drama

Director: Marie Kreutzer

Corsage is an historical drama that traces the ups and downs of Empress Elizabeth of Austria (1837-1898) at age 40. According to Kreutzer's film, Sissi (as she was popularly known) desperately seeks happiness and fulfillment outside of her role as empress of Austria, pursuing her love of riding and hunting, among other activities. Often feeling crushed under the weight of the responsibilities she faces at the imperial court in Vienna, Sissi frequently finds refuge in Hungary, a special bond that eventually leads to the formation of the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary in 1867. While the Sissi films of the 1950s focused on the early life of Princess Elizabeth and her marriage to the crown prince, Corsage portrays Sissi as a real, vulnerable human being whose personal unhappiness was often sacrificed for the good of the empire.