On Christmas Eve 1877, Empress Elisabeth of Austria turns 40 and is declared old by the standards of her court. Once adored for her beauty, she begins resisting the expectations placed upon her, tightening her corset, controlling her image and pushing against the rituals of royal life. CORSAGE is a sharp, fictional portrait of a woman trapped by myth and status.

Rialto Recommends CORSAGE is a sly, elegant and rebellious period drama that refuses to behave like a museum piece. Vicky Krieps gives a magnetic performance as an empress suffocating inside beauty, duty and public expectation. Cool, modern and quietly furious, it is royal history with the corset laces pulled dangerously tight.