Events

CORSAGE

Date: Mon 27 Feb
Time: 6.50pm
Venue: Shaw Theatres Lido

Tickets are available via Peatix: https://sfs-corsage.peatix.com

Dir. Marie Kreutzer
2022 | Austria | Drama/Biography/History | 115 min | German & French with English subtitles | M18 (Nudity & Sexual Scenes)

Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Vicky Krieps) 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. While Elisabeth’s role has been reduced against her wishes to purely performative, her hunger for knowledge and zest for life makes her more and more restless in Vienna.

She travels to England and Bavaria, visiting former lovers and old friends, seeking the excitement and purpose of her youth. With a future of strictly ceremonial duties laid out in front of her, Elisabeth rebels against the hyperbolized image of herself and comes up with a plan to protect her legacy.

Awards: Winner – Un Certain Regard Award for Best Performance for Vicky Krieps (Cannes Film Festival); Winner – Best Actress (European Film Awards); Austria’s Official Submission to the Oscars for Best International Picture

This is a special preview in partnership with Shaw Organisation for SFS Fam & Friend members only before the film’s theatrical release. Ticket collection is on a first-come, first-served basis 30 mins before the screening time at the SFS registration table at the Shaw Theatres Lido lobby. Note that this screening is free seating.

If you are not an SFS Fam or Friend member, you are encouraged to sign up: https://singaporefilmsociety.com/membership/