Luxembourg actress Vicky Krieps in the title role of the famous Austro-Hungarian Empress Elisabeth (known as 'Sissi'); Credit: Felix Vratny

The 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival has unveiled its Official Selection lineup for this year's event which will run from 17 to 25 May 2022; among the nominees is the Luxembourg co-production "Corsage".

The film “Corsage” by Marie Kreutzer, a Samsa Film co-production (Bernard Michaux), will be one of the fourteen feature films in the official selection “Un certain regard”. This selection is intended to highlight original films and the talents of tomorrow and is considered the antechamber of the official competition.

After a year of absence in 2020 and a 74th edition postponed to July 2021 for health reasons, the Film Fund Luxembourg will be back in Cannes with its pavilion located in the international village at the occasion of the international film market. It will host some twenty companies and entities under this umbrella, including production companies and companies specialising in post-production, sound and new technologies, as well as the EAVE training programme, the Luxembourg City Film Festival and the Creative Europe – Media support programme.

The traditional Luxembourg day will take place on Thursday 19 May 2022 in the presence of film production and press professionals.

“Corsage”, a co-production from Austria, Luxembourg, Germany and France, is a free (and modern) adaptation of a period in the life of the famous Austro-Hungarian Empress Elisabeth, known as “Sissi”, played by the Luxembourg actress Vicky Krieps. Another Luxembourg actress, Jeanne Werner, is also in the artistic casting in the film. The shooting of the film took place from March to July 2021 in Luxembourg and Austria.

The Luxembourg team that worked on the film included: Alain Goniva and Carlo Thoss (sound engineers), Angelo Dos Santos and Nicolas Leroy (sound editors), Loïc Collignon (mixer), Nadia Masri (script), Brigitte Kerger-Santos (executive producer ), Ambroise Gayet (general manager) and Karoline Maes (production manager Luxembourg). Philophon Studios handled the sound post-production.