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(September 25, 2022) Original
(December 18, 2022) New Posters (#3-#4)

Release Date:

December 23, 2022

Synopsis:

From IMDb: “A fictional account of the later years of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. On Christmas Eve 1877, Elisabeth turns 40 and is officially deemed an old woman and starts trying to maintain her public image, once idolized for her beauty.”

Poster Rating: C / B / C / C+

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Review: (#1) It’s reminiscent of the design for The Favourite and doesn’t have much originality to it, just a bland backdrop. (#2) Still a bland background, but it’s effectively filled and the central image of a ladylike middle finger fits the tenor of the film.

(#3) Stoic, but uncompelling. Only fans of costume dramas will likely find something compelling in this and probably not even then. (#4) This does a better job selling the figure as a outré noble, but it’s not as interesting as it should be.

Trailer Rating: C+

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Review: There are ways to sell a film like this and while The Favourite did it well, this is not similar enough. A dreadfully slow, lightly funny feature film somewhat comes through by the trailer’s end, but it won’t be enough to entice.

Oscar Prospects:

It might have an outside chance at an Art Directors Guild or a Costume Designers Guild nomination, but it might be too minor to score the nominations with the Oscars.

Trailer #1

Posters

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