Rated: Not Rated
113 minutes; in German, French, English with English subtitles; Directed by: Marie Kreutzer
Starring: Vicky Krieps, Colin Morgan, Ivana Urban
Corsage is a refreshingly irreverent spin on the period piece and follows Empress Elizabeth of Austria who is  idolized for her beauty and renowned for inspiring fashion trends. When she celebrates her 40th birthday, she must fight to maintain her public image by lacing her corset tighter and tighter. With her role reduced against her wishes  to purely performative, her hunger for knowledge and zest for life makes her more and more restless. Facing a  future of strictly ceremonial duties laid out in front of her, she rebels against the hyperbolized image of herself and comes up with a plan to protect her legacy.