Empress Elizabeth of Austria is idolized for her beauty and renowned for inspiring fashion trends. But in 1877, ‘Sissi’ celebrates her 40th birthday and must fight to maintain her public image by lacing her corset tighter and tighter.
The film belongs to Krieps, whose vivacious performance never falls prey to period drama tropes.| Read in full: Corsage film review We Love Cinema
In many ways this is a study in anger, and it is an austere and angular picture.The Guardian
A brilliantly crafted portrait of a woman on the brink.Little White Lies
With elegant insouciance, Kreutzer and Krieps give us a royal actually worthy of a mantelpiece figurine.Sight and Sound
This sombre and surprisingly stylish debut from British filmmaker Adura Onashile skilfully explores notions of family and seperation
Emilia Jones and Nicholas Braun headline an adaptation of the acclaimed short story that can't help but feel dated in its message
British filmmaker Neil Marshall's latest yarn is on the cheap side but reaffirms his status as a capable peddler of schlocky action
Anne Hathaway stars in an uneven take on Ottessa Moshfegh’s novel that swaps soft-centred lust for a clumsy criminal affair
From eye-opening documentaries to intimate dramas, we highlight the films that might have slipped beneath your radar this past year...
As Mark Jenkin's folk horror Enys Men arrives in UK cinemas, Steph Green recommends further viewing in this eerie pocket of cinema
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As another year draws to a close, our writers choose their favourite films, from daring debuts to boundary-breaking blockbusters
