But as she approaches her 40th birthday, she wants to rebel. Vicky Krieps plays Empress Elisabeth in the film, and she joins us now from Berlin, Germany. Thanks for being with us. VICKY KRIEPS: Hello.

The 1950s films starring Romy Schneider, referred to by Elisabeth's nickname, are a holiday broadcast staple in Europe. As a teenager, Krieps went a little further and picked up a biography.

After all, on one level it’s a film about the horror of living in Vienna and not being allowed to eat any of its pastries. “Corsage” opens in NYC Dec. 23 and in LA Dec. 30 via IFC Films.

“At the age of 40 a person begins to disperse and fade, darkening like a cloud,” says Elisabeth, Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary, played by a mesmerising Vicky Krieps (Phantom Thread) in ...

The 1950s films starring Romy Schneider, referred to by Elisabeth’s nickname, are a holiday broadcast staple in Europe. As a teenager, Krieps went a little further and picked up a biography.

Vicky Krieps as “Empress Elisabeth of Austria” in Marie Kreutzer’s CORSAGE. (Photo: Courtesy of Felix Vratny. An IFC Films Release.) SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Corsage 3.5 out of 5 Stars ...

"A lion doesn't lose sleep over the opinion of sheep." IFC Films has revealed the official US trailer for the indie Austrian drama Corsage, from award-winning Austrian filmmaker Marie Kreutzer (We ...

“This is one of five Austrian-German productions about Empress Elisabeth of Austria to be released between 2021-2022,” reads one of the earliest entries, which goes on to sniffily report that ...

I proposed the idea to Marie [Kreutzer] to make a film about Sissy because when I was 15, I read her biography, and I could feel from what I was reading, there was something else between the lines.