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Rosalie (2023)

Rosalie poster
Directed by
Stéphanie Di Giusto
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Belgium
Runtime
1h 55m
Rated
14
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 95 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Set in early 20th century France, the film follows Rosalie, a woman whose body naturally grows a beard. It shows her navigating love and social acceptance as she marries a man who grapples with her unusual appearance.

historicalintimatepoignantrestrainedcontemplativevulnerable

What happens

Rosalie is a 2023 historical drama film directed by Stéphanie Di Giusto from a screenplay by Di Giusto and Sandrine Le Coustumer, based on a treatment by Le Coustumer and Alexandra Echkenazi. The film stars Nadia Tereszkiewicz and Benoît Magimel. It is loosely inspired by the life of Clémentine Delait, a famous French bearded lady from the beginning of the 20th century. It had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on 18 May 2023, where it competed for the Queer Palm. It was theatrically released in France on 10 April 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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