Marie Kreutzer's study of the fascinating life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria puts most other 'feminist' period dramas to shame - and Vicky Krieps rules the screen.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Sep 18, 2024

A devilishly entertaining, tangibly textured, provocative film on a self-destructive woman hellbent on not conforming to societal strictures

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 8, 2024

Kreutzer and Krieps’ version of feminism has women in power erasing actual or potential targeted victims and centering themselves as the real victims

| Jun 2, 2024

It pisses me off when they take historical figures and change things that are facts

| Apr 24, 2024

Vicki Krieps carried the movie for me

| Apr 24, 2024

A crowning achievement [for star Vicky Krieps] in a short career almost solely composed of great performances.

| Feb 13, 2024

It relies on repetitive cinematic resources such as the constant use of general long shots -which many will find "slow"-, and a direction that places too much on its protagonist, who is in absolutely every scene of the film. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 5/10 | Dec 19, 2023

The annals of history become piercingly modern in this well-crafted period piece.

| Nov 2, 2023

Corsage is a period film that, along with telling a story, inquires into the nature and meaning of period films. It is clever, somewhat didactic, as austere in its intentions as it is lush in execution and as such very, very Austrian.

| Sep 19, 2023

Kruetzer and Krieps had a vision for this version of Empress Elisabeth: a complicated public figure who functions as a springboard for an exploration of femininity and womanhood both past and present...

| Sep 12, 2023

Corsage doesn’t attempt to stick to the historical facts of the Empress’ life. Kreutzer envisions the final chapter of Sisi’s life with a choice she makes by herself.

| Sep 8, 2023

Vicky Krieps extraordinary performance slides between melancholy, satisfaction, and rage. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 8/10 | Aug 31, 2023

Corsage is as graceful as its differential protagonist, played by Vicky Krieps with an ease that confirms her enormous acting talent. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 31, 2023

Marie Kreutzer's take is an anachronistic one, and much of what's told and shown corresponds more to the present than the XIX Century when the story takes place. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4/4 | Aug 31, 2023

Corsage is unflinching in its depiction of depression but–like most of us, I would venture–it’s fascinated by the shape it can take in a person whose life offers them so much indulgence.

| Aug 11, 2023

Avoiding all bland tropes of the royal biopic, Marie Kreutzer provides a haunting journey of vanity and autonomy led by the incredible Vicky Krieps.

| Jul 25, 2023

In German with English subtitles, it's strange, suffocating and suitable subtle - yet a good viewing pairing with Netflix's THE EMPRESS, showing Austria's unconventional, controversial Empress Elizabeth in her middle-aged years.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Jun 9, 2023

Corsage is gorgeously filmed and woefully depressing with glimmers of playful sarcasm about royal culture. Vicky Krieps gives a memorable performance as Empress Elisabeth of Austria, but this drama won't appeal to anyone looking for a fun-filled story.

| May 6, 2023

The film boasts a beautifully detailed setting and impressive costume design that has been nominated for numerous awards. Then there's the artistic flourishes throughout that really set the film apart.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 21, 2023

Strip away all the subtexts, glittery gowns and some rather frighteningly impressive facial fungus though and at the heart of Corsage is a simply stunning performance from Krieps.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 17, 2023