It’s Christmastime, 1877, in the Austro-Hungarian capital of Vienna, and Empress Elisabeth of Austria is celebrating her 40th birthday alongside her husband, Emperor Franz Joseph, and their hoity-toity royal guests. Whispers murmur that it’s all downhill from there, and her image — including her infamously ever-cinched corset — is under increasing scrutiny. Restlessness guides her peregrinations — under the guise of convalescence — from England to Bavaria, where she tantalizes former lovers, stokes her lore, and, with the help of her trusted handmaid, experiments with masquerading before her looking-glass world. Her cunning fools even the cognoscenti and, under her aegis, a young lover is secured for the Emperor — yet still, the Empress is all but free.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 53 min.
- Country, year
- Austria, France, Germany, 2022
- Genre
- Drama, Biographical, History
- Language
- German, French, Hungarian, English, Italian
- Subtitles
- English, Lithuanian
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- Marie Kreutzer
- Screenplay
- Marie Kreutzer, Judith Kaufmann
- Producers
- Alexander Glehr, Johanna Scherz
- Cinematography
- Judith Kaufmann
- Music
- Camille
- Cast
- Vicky Krieps, Florian Teichtmeister, Katharina Lorenz, Jeanne Werner
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Director
Marie Kreutzer
Marie Kreutzer is an Austrian diretor and screenwriter, her first feature „The Farherless“ (2011), received a Best Debut Film – Honorable Mention at the Berlin International Film Festival. Her film „Gruber Is Leaving“ (2015) received Austrian Film Award directing and screenplay nominations; and „The Ground Beneath My Feet“ (2019) was nominated for seven Austrian Film Awards, including Best Director and Best Feature Film.
