Winner of awards at the Cannes, London, San Sebastian and Sarajevo film festivals, Marie Kreutzer’s fictional account of one year in the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Vicky Krieps, PHANTOM THREAD) begins on Christmas Eve 1877, as the icon, once idolized for her beauty, begins a regiment to maintain her status as she faces the aging process. (Austria, 2022, 113m)
“Superb … a witty subversion of biopic and costume-drama clichés … a brilliant reclamation.” –Variety
