Lady Oscar (1979)
Lady Oscar (1979)
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Plot.
Oscar François de Jarjayes was born female, but her father insisted she be raised as a boy as he had no sons. She becomes the captain of the guards at Versailles under King Louis XVI and Marie Antonette. Her privileged, noble life comes under fire as she discovers the hard life of the poor people of France. She is caught up in the French Revolution, and must choose between her loyalty and love.
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Cast & Crew.
Catriona MacColl
Oscar François de Jarjayes
Barry Stokes
André Grandier
Jonas Bergström
Hans Axel von Fersen
Christine Böhm
Marie Antoinette
Nicolas Amer
M. De Chantilly, the pistol duelist
Terence Budd
Louis XVI
Patsy Kensit
young Oscar François de Jarjayes
Mark Kingston
Général de Jarjayes
Georges Wilson
M. de Bouillé, French Guard General
Martin Potter
Comte de Giraudet, Oscar's Fiancé
Sue Lloyd
Comtesse Gabrielle de Polignac
Anouska Hempel
Jeanne Vallois / Jeanne de la Motte
Mike Marshall
Nicolas de la Motte
Christopher Ellison
Maximilien de Robespierre
Constance Chapman
La nourrice
Gregory Floy
Cardinal de Rohan
Shelagh McLeod
Rosalie Vallois
Michael Osborne
Bernard Chatelet, Rosalie's Lover
Angela Thorne
Mme Bertin, the Queen's Dressmaker
Paul Spurrier
Louis Joseph
Rose Mary Dunham
Marquise de Boulainvilliers
Nicholas Amer
M. De Chantilly, the pistol duelist
Jean Boissery
Le soldat qui tend le pamphlet
Armelle Bonnot
La suivante de la Reine
Andrew Bagley
André as a child
Michèle Cahier
Une couturière
Patrick Floersheim
Oscar's sword adversaire in tavern
David Gabison
L'accoucheur
Steve Gadler
Un soldat insolent
Vincent Grass
Un soldat insolent
Consuelo De Haviland
Oscar's pair at the Black Ball
Jeffrey Kime
L'importun au bal royal
Jacques Maury
Le baron de Breteuil
Timothy Morand
Un ivrogne
Michael Petrovitch
Charles-Alexandre de Calonne
Dane Porret
M. Léonard, le coiffeur
Dominique Varda
Elizabeth Vigée-Lebrun
Robin Whitecross
Une couturière
Sandy Whitelaw
Un invité au bal noir
Lambert Wilson
Un soldat insolent
Sylvia Zerbib
Une couturière
Jacques Demy
Screenplay / Adaptation / Director
Michel Legrand
Original Music Composer
Yoriko Shinozaki
Associate Producer
Agnès Varda
Executive Producer
Yoshiko Shibata
Associate Producer
Mataichirô Yamamoto
Producer
Paul Davies
Editor
Éliane Marcus
Makeup Artist
Masayochi Ohtake
Makeup Artist
Bernard Evein
Production Design / Art Direction
Alex Archambault
Hairstylist
Anita Benoist
Casting
Rose Tobias Shaw
Casting
Patrick Archambault
Hairstylist
Alexandre Marcus
Makeup Artist
Kazuo Munakata
Producer's Assistant
Jacqueline Moreau
Costume Design
Jean Penzer
Director of Photography
Patricia Louisianna Knop
Adaptation / Screenplay
Riyoko Ikeda
Comic Book
John Charles Sabain
Mario Pecqueur
Claire Maubert
Monique Vermeer
Caroline Loeb
Gary Granville
François Brincourt
James Schuman
Denis Trindler
Patrick Allen
John Tordoff
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 3, 1979
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 4m
Box Office$220,000
Filming Locationschâteau de Jossigny · Senlis · Palace of Versailles, France
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
based on manga
french revolution
strong woman
people
france
mistress
18th century
lie
poverty
nobility
sword fight
versailles
tomboy
king louis xvi
marie antoinette
woman soldier
peasants vs. royalty
gender confusion
Wiki.
Lady Oscar (Japanese: ベルサイユのばら Hepburn: Berusaiyu no bara, "The Rose of Versailles") is a 1979 English-language romantic period drama film, based on the manga The Rose of Versailles by Riyoko Ikeda. The film was written and directed by Jacques Demy, with music composed by his regular collaborator Michel Legrand. The Japanese-French co-production was produced by Mataichiro Yamamoto for Kitty Films, Nippon TV, Toho, and Ciné Tamaris, and was filmed on location in France.
Catriona MacColl stars as the eponymous Oscar François de Jarjayes, with Barry Stokes as her lover André Grandier, alongside Jonas Bergström, Christine Böhm, Mark Kingston, Georges Wilson, Sue Lloyd, Martin Potter, and Anouska Hempel. A young Lambert Wilson appears in a minor role.
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