Lea Seydoux's Gentle Monster casting was like a 'puzzle falling into place' Director Marie Kreutzer has insisted former Bond girl Lea Seydoux was the perfect person for the part. BANG Premier · Sep 8
Lea Seydoux wants 'dangerous' jobs Lea Seydoux wants to "take risks" with her career now she's older. BANG Premier · Sep 7
Lea Seydoux loved starring in Gentle Monster, but why? Lea Seydoux has reflected on the experience of shooting Gentle Monster. BANG Premier · Aug 6
Little glitz and underperforming auteurs: how Cannes 2026 went – and who will win As this year’s Cannes ordinaire draws to a close, our chief critic examines what went wrong and predicts the who’ll take home the prizes – including the fabled Braddies The Guardian - UK · May 22
Gentle Monster review – disquieting drama about two women facing the truth about the men they love Cannes film festival: Léa Seydoux is a wife and mother whose life unravels when police arrive to quiz her husband; Jella Haase is a detective dealing with her ailing father’s misdeeds The Guardian - UK · May 15
Vicky Krieps on playing a dark empress The actor spoke about learning Hungarian, horseback riding, fencing and ice swimming to embody the rebellious royal Salon · Jan 11, 2023
‘Corsage’ review: Vicky Krieps excels as an Austrian empress throwing away caution, pomp and circumstance We’ll be dealing with dramatizations of the lives of royals forever, if only because the public/private schism of They Who Wear The Crowns and those who live in their vicinity is so temptingly easy to map out on paper. All that circumstantial pomp, all those game-day faces and manners, colliding… Chicago Tribune · Jan 6, 2023
Corsage review – Vicky Krieps mesmerises as a rebellious 19th-century royal The defiance and despair of glamorous Elisabeth of Austria, trapped in a loveless marriage, has a familiar ring in Marie Kreutzer’s stately psychodrama The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2023
Vicky Krieps, director bring a modern edge to Austria’s Empress Elisabeth in ‘Corsage’ The film is not your standard costume picture, or even a straightforward biopic for both practical and thematic reasons. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 29, 2022
Vicky Krieps considers making the acclaimed 'Corsage' 'a mistake.' Here's why Vicky Krieps brings a sense of spontaneity and live-wire unpredictability to every role she plays, from her breakout performance in Paul Thomas Anderson's "Phantom Thread" opposite Daniel Day-Lewis to her new, celebrated part in Marie Kreutzer's "Corsage." Los Angeles Times · Dec 29, 2022
‘Corsage’ gives a modern edge to Austria's Empress Elisabeth Vicky Krieps stars as Empress Elisabeth of Austria in the new film “Corsage,” which was recently shortlisted for an Oscar nomination and is now playing in limited release The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2022
Corsage review: Vicky Krieps is a haunted royal with a 19.5-inch waist in this tastefully anachronistic romp As she already proved in ‘Phantom Thread’, Krieps is uniquely gifted in portraying women with an active disdain for polite society The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2022
Austere drama about Austrian empress wins top prize at London film festival Corsage, directed by Marie Kreutzer, hailed as ‘mesmerising’ imagining of a year in life of Elisabeth in 1877 The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2022
London film festival 2022: Peter Bradshaw’s top 12 picks A new Sam Mendes drama, Noah Baumbach adapts Don DeLillo and an amazing debut by Charlotte Wells: the Guardian’s chief film critic chooses his must-sees The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2022 Sisi-mania: first royal celebrity celebrated in cinemas and on Netflix The story of Elisabeth, empress of Austria, is being brought to life again with multiple films, TV shows and a novel
The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2022 Corsage review – a cry of anger from the pedestal-prison of an empress Vicky Krieps puts in a star turn as lonely, patronised Elizabeth of Austria in Marie Kreutzer’s austere drama