Lady Oscar

Based On the book by Riyoko Ikeda

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.

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Release date:

March 3, 1979

Director:

Jacques Demy

Cast:

Catriona MacColl, Barry Stokes, Christine Böhm, Georges Wilson, Martin Potter

Genre:

Romance, Drama, Yuri, LGBTQ-related

Country:

France, Japan

Language:

English

Year page:

1979 in adaptations