Rosalie

2023 [FRENCH]

Action / Drama / History

2
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 80% · 16 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 80%
IMDb Rating 6.8/10 10 1346 1.3K

based on true story historical drama 19th century bearded lady

Plot summary

France, 1870s. Rosalie is a young woman unlike any other. She hides a secret: she was born with a face and body covered in hair. She’s concealed her peculiarity all her life to stay safe, shaving to fit in. Until Abel, an indebted bar owner unaware of her secret, marries Rosalie for her dowry. Will Abel be able to love Rosalie and see her as the woman she is, once he finds out the truth?

Director

Stéphanie Di Giusto Photo
Stéphanie Di Giusto

Top cast

Guillaume Gouix Photo
Guillaume Gouix as Pierre
Lucas Englander Photo
Lucas Englander as Camilius
Benoît Magimel Photo
Benoît Magimel as Abel Deluc
Gustave Kervern Photo
Gustave Kervern as Paul, le père
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1.03 GB
1280*536
French 2.0
14
Subtitles fr   ru   us   ca   dk   nl   fi   de   ja   lt   no   pl   es   sv  
24 fps
1 hr 55 min
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1.03 GB
1280*534
French 2.0
14
Subtitles fr   ru   us   ca   dk   nl   fi   de   ja   lt   no   pl   es   sv  
24 fps
1 hr 55 min
Seeds 8
2.12 GB
1920*804
French 5.1
14
Subtitles fr   ru   us   ca   dk   nl   fi   de   ja   lt   no   pl   es   sv  
24 fps
1 hr 55 min
Seeds 41
2.12 GB
1916*800
French 5.1
14
Subtitles fr   ru   us   ca   dk   nl   fi   de   ja   lt   no   pl   es   sv  
24 fps
1 hr 55 min
Seeds 18

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 7 / 10

There's something quite unnerving about this film. It

There's something quite unnerving about this film. It all starts when the young "Rosalie" (Nadia Tereszkiewicz) is essentially dowered out to bar owner "Abel" (Benoît Magimel) so her father can be rid of her and so that her new husband can be rid of his debts. "Abel" is actually quite a decent man, recently returned from the wars, but he is ill-equipped for what he discovers on his wedding night. She suffers from the rare condition of hirsutism and he is repulsed by it. Her dowry didn't quite settle his bills with landlord "Barcelin" (Benjamin Biolay) and with his future on the line, she decides that it's time to go on the front foot and display her beardedness. Initially sceptical, it appears that the community are less intimidated by her than "Abel" had feared, indeed there seems to be an attraction developing between her and "Barcelin". The main drawback she faces, though, is an inability to bear children - that which she wishes for most. His solution is that they adopt, and this is when true colours are displayed and the story takes a slightly more predicable turn - especially as she begins to fall prey to the exploiters who see her as little better than a circus act. It's a love story, one of despair and one that illustrates not just power of superstition but also the continuing role of women in a society that saw them as goods to barter. It looks authentic, and though could maybe do with a little tightening up - there are quite a few repetitious scenes that don't really add much, is well delivered by an on-form Tereskiewicz and from the understated but potent Magimel which coupled with an emotive score from classical and Hania Rani sources to augment it too, makes for an interesting drama that is well worth a watch.
Reviewed by stragglemuffin 7 / 10

Allegory for what a woman "should" be

Reviewed by lilianaoana 7 / 10

Conflicted

It's impossible that doctors would have known about PCOS at this time in history, as that scene with the doctor suggests. This is a very recent discovery (20th century) that received a name even more recently.It's difficult to side with or relate to any of the leads because they have very conflicting and confusing attitudes and behaviours and I just can't understand them. Rosalie is terrified of Deluc's reaction in the beginning and does everything to "hide" her "affliction" for as long as she can. Then she does a 180 and will not conceal herself anymore, even going so far as displaying herself and profiting as much as possible from the general curiosity, regardless of the emotional costs, to herself or her husband. And while he is awful to her it's easy to see why he would've preferred not to be exposed like that, with his wife becoming a circus act.The beard was not particularly fetching for me tbh and the ending scene left me dissatisfied.Otherwise, it's a decently shot period drama.
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