The Austrian film “Corsage” has successfully cleared another hurdle in the Oscar race. Marie Kreutzer’s historical drama made it onto the shortlist of a total of fifteen candidates, as the Oscar Academy in Beverly Hills, California announced today (local time). 92 countries had applied for the Oscar in the “International Feature Film” category for 2023.
In “Corsage” Empress Elisabeth looks back on her life on her 40th birthday. The main roles are played by Vicky Krieps and Florian Teichtmeister. In addition to the Austrian contribution, there were films such as “Nothing New in the West” (Germany) – with the Austrian Felix Kammerer in the leading role -, “Saint Omer” (France) and “Bardo, the invented chronicle of a handful of truths” (Mexico). in the preselection.
