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.
Costume
Extravagant 18th-century designs with unhinged 70s maximalism.
Direction
Demy brings his dreamy fairy-tale touch to bloody history.
Director
Jacques Demy
Catriona MacColl
Oscar François de Jarjayes
Barry Stokes
André Grandier
Jonas Bergström
Hans Axel von Fersen
Christine Böhm
Marie Antoinette
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
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is a live-action adaptation of Riyoko Ikeda's massively influential shōjo manga 'The Rose of Versailles,' which fundamentally shaped how Japanese media portrays gender-bending heroines.
Demy made this between 'Une Chambre en Ville' and his divorce from Agnès Varda, and critics at Cannes reportedly laughed at its earnest melodrama—now it's a cult curiosity.
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