January In Film
I plan to write a monthly film blog in 2023, as a modest attempt to start writing again. My intention is to write mini-reviews of every film or event I watch at the cinema this year. This is the first of those. Off we go. Corsage Vicky Krieps plays Empress Elisabeth of Austria. Elisabeth has grown weary of her life and responsibilities, as evidenced in the opening scene where she fakes a fainting fit to get out of one of her rare public engagements. She fears turning 40 and has a somewhat turbulent relationship with her husband, who resents her failure to represent the kingdom that he claims to carry the burden of. This extends to her children, who both chastise her for her behaviour and for falling out of step with the monarchy. At the time of writing, these are certainly topical themes. An amusing scene later in the film sees her daughter compliment her grace and poise during an event, when she has sent one of her servants out in disguise to pose as her. A curious character, she’...