Rosalie

2024 1h 55m FR

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 98

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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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?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nadia Tereszkiewicz
Rosalie
Benoît Magimel
Abel
Benjamin Biolay
Barcelin
Guillaume Gouix
Pierre
Gustave Kervern
Paul, le père
Anna Biolay
Jeanne
Eugène Marcuse
Jean
Juliette Armanet
Clotilde

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stéphanie Di Giusto
Writers: Sandrine Le Coustumer, Alexandra Echkenazi, Stéphanie Di Giusto
Languages: French
Countries: Belgium, France

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MONEY

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Earned back only 4% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stéphanie Di Giusto, shot by Christos Voudouris. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hania Rani. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Nassim Gordji-Tehrani shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Nadia Tereszkiewicz and Benoît Magimel and Benjamin Biolay carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt26342863 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Stéphanie Di Giusto directs. Christos Voudouris behind the camera. Hania Rani scores. Nassim Gordji-Tehrani cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Belgium, France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 4% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 2 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.
4Directed by Stéphanie Di Giusto, shot by Christos Voudouris. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Hania Rani. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Nassim Gordji-Tehrani shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Nadia Tereszkiewicz and Benoît Magimel and Benjamin Biolay carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt26342863 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 98 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Christos Voudouris
Original score: Hania Rani
Editing: Nassim Gordji-Tehrani
Production design: Laurent Ott
Makeup / hair: Marion Chevance
VFX supervisor: Guillaume Le Gouez
Stunt coordinator: Michel Bouis
Runtime: 115 min · 1h 55m
Status: Released
Budget: $7,000,000
Box office: $308,326
Return: 4% of budget
Original language: FR
IMDB: Rosalie (2024)

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CinemaSerf2024-06-08
★ 7/10
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.

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