Lady Oscar (1979)

Directed by

Jacques Demy

Genre

drama film, yuri, romance film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

France, Japan

Runtime

2h 04m

Rated

TP

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 36 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman is raised as a man to serve as commander of the Royal Guards in pre-revolutionary France. She navigates court intrigue and her own forbidden feelings while protecting Marie Antoinette.

romanticdramatichistoricalslow-burnelegantbittersweetformalmelancholic

What happens

Lady Oscar is a 1979 romantic historical drama film, adapted from the 1972 Japanese manga The Rose of Versailles by Riyoko Ikeda. It was directed by Jacques Demy and written by Demy and Patricia Louisianna Knop, with music from Demy's frequent collaborator Michel Legrand. The film stars Catriona MacColl as Oscar François de Jarjayes, a woman who serves as commander of the Royal Guards at the Palace of Versailles under Marie Antoinette. The film was an international co-production between Kitty Films, Shiseido, Nippon Television, Toho, and Ciné-Tamaris, and was filmed on location in France. Lady Oscar was released in Japan on March 3, 1979 by Toho and in France on April 26, 1980 by Ciné-Tamaris. It performed poorly at the box office, and received mixed reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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