Rosalie

2023 [FRENCH]

Action / Drama / History

2
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 79% · 16 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 79%
IMDb Rating 6.8/10 10 1146 1.1K

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

Benoît Magimel Photo
Benoît Magimel as Abel Deluc
Guillaume Gouix Photo
Guillaume Gouix as Pierre
Lucas Englander Photo
Lucas Englander as Camilius
Benjamin Biolay Photo
Benjamin Biolay as Barcelin
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1.03 GB
1280*534
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles fr  
24 fps
1 hr 55 min
Seeds 4
2.12 GB
1916*800
French 5.1
NR
Subtitles fr  
24 fps
1 hr 55 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

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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