Marie Kreutzer’s “Corsage,” which premieres within the Un Sure Regard part of the Cannes Movie Competition, has debuted its first clip completely with Selection (beneath). MK2 Movies is dealing with worldwide gross sales. Advert Vitam will distribute the movie in France.
“Corsage” stars Vicky Krieps, who broke out within the Oscar nominated “Phantom Thread.” Final yr, she starred in Mia Hansen-Løve’s “Bergman Island,” which was in competitors in Cannes, and was nominated for a César for Mathieu Amalric’s “Maintain Me Tight.” She’s going to quickly be seen in Pathe’s massive funds two-part film “The Three Musketeers.”
“Corsage” facilities on Empress Elisabeth of Austria. The monarch is idolized for her magnificence and famend for uplifting style traits, however in 1877, “Sissi” – as she is thought – celebrates her fortieth birthday and should combat to keep up her public picture by lacing her corset tighter and tighter. Whereas Elisabeth’s function has been decreased towards her needs to purely performative, her starvation for information and zest for all times makes her increasingly stressed in Vienna.
She travels to England and Bavaria, visiting former lovers and outdated pals, searching for the thrill and function of her youth. With a way forward for strictly ceremonial duties specified by entrance of her, Elisabeth rebels towards the hyperbolized picture of herself and comes up with a plan to guard her legacy.
Different solid within the movie embody Florian Teichtmeister as Franz Joseph, Katharina Lorenz as Marie Festetics, Jeanne Werner as Ida Ferenczy, Alma Hasun as Fanny Feifalik, and Manuel Rubey as Ludwig II, King of Bavaria.
The producers are Alexander Glehr and Johanna Scherz. The co-producers are Bernard Michaux, Janine Jackowski, Jonas Dornbach, Maren Ade and Jean-Christophe Reymond. Krieps is an government producer. The affiliate producers are Jani Thiltges, Claude Waringo and Amaury Ovise.
The lead manufacturing firm is Movie AG. The co-producers are Samsa Movie, Komplizen Movie, Kazak Productions, ORF Movie/Fernseh-Abkommen, ZDF/ARTE and ARTE France Cinéma. The movie is produced with the assist of Austrian Movie Institute, Movie Fund Luxembourg, FISA – Movie Trade Assist Austria, Vienna Movie Fund, Eurimages, Decrease Austria, and FilmFernsehFonds Bavaria.
