Corsage

Empress Elizabeth is celebrated for her beauty and exquisite taste. In 1877, "Sisi" celebrates her fortieth birthday - and in order to maintain her public image, she ties her corset tighter and tighter. But even though Elizabeth's role at court is merely symbolic, her hunger for knowledge and life experiences have never been greater. The self-possessed and unpredictable empress thus becomes more and more restless in Vienna...

Director Marie Kreutzer and actress Vicky Krieps radically deal with the romantic myth of the popular Austrian empress and bring "Sisi" to life as a distinctly modern woman who tries to escape from the straitjacket of social expectations. Award for the best female role in the Special View of the Cannes Film Festival.