United Kingdom / Nov 20, 1979 / BFI London Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Oscar François de Jarjayes was born female, but her father insisted she be raised as a boy as he had no sons. She becomes the captain of the guards at Versailles under King Louis XVI and Marie Antonette. Her privileged, noble life comes under fire as she discovers the hard life of the poor people of France. She is caught up in the French Revolution, and must choose between her loyalty and love.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Georges Wilson | M. de Bouillé, French Guard General |
| Martin Potter | Comte de Giraudet, Oscar's Fiancé |
| Sue Lloyd | Comtesse Gabrielle de Polignac |
| Anouska Hempel | Jeanne Vallois / Jeanne de la Motte |
| Mike Marshall | Nicolas de la Motte |
| Christopher Ellison | Maximilien de Robespierre |
| Constance Chapman | La nourrice |
| Gregory Floy | Cardinal de Rohan |
| Shelagh McLeod | Rosalie Vallois |
| Michael Osborne | Bernard Chatelet, Rosalie's Lover |
| Angela Thorne | Mme Bertin, the Queen's Dressmaker |
| Paul Spurrier | Louis Joseph |
| Rose Mary Dunham | Marquise de Boulainvilliers |
| Patrick Allen | |
| Nicholas Amer | M. De Chantilly, the pistol duelist |
| Jean Boissery | Le soldat qui tend le pamphlet |
| Armelle Bonnot | La suivante de la Reine |
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| François Brincourt | |
| Andrew Bagley | André as a child |
| Michèle Cahier | Une couturière |
| Patrick Floersheim | Oscar's sword adversaire in tavern |
| David Gabison | L'accoucheur |
| Steve Gadler | Un soldat insolent |
| Gary Granville | |
| Vincent Grass | Un soldat insolent |
| Consuelo De Haviland | Oscar's pair at the Black Ball |
| Jeffrey Kime | L'importun au bal royal |
| Caroline Loeb | |
| Claire Maubert | |
| Jacques Maury | Le baron de Breteuil |
| Timothy Morand | Un ivrogne |
| Mario Pecqueur | |
| Michael Petrovitch | Charles-Alexandre de Calonne |
| Dane Porret | M. Léonard, le coiffeur |
| John Charles Sabain | |
| James Schuman | |
| John Tordoff | |
| Denis Trindler | |
| Dominique Varda | Elizabeth Vigée-Lebrun |
| Monique Vermeer | |
| Robin Whitecross | Une couturière |
| Sandy Whitelaw | Un invité au bal noir |
| Lambert Wilson | Un soldat insolent |
| Sylvia Zerbib | Une couturière |
Genres
HistoryDramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Lady Oscar |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Deutsch |
| Production countries | France, Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | TOHO, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Shiseido Co. Ltd., Kitty Films, Ciné-Tamaris |
| Release date | 3 marzo 1979 |
| Executive producer | Agnès Varda |
| Production | Yoriko Shinozaki, Yoshiko Shibata, Mataichirô Yamamoto |
| Writer | Jacques Demy, Patricia Louisianna Knop, Riyoko Ikeda |
| Casting | Anita Benoist, Rose Tobias Shaw |
| Editing | Paul Davies |
| Cinematography | Jean Penzer |
| Assistant directors | Jacques Demy |
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| Camera operators | Jean Penzer |
| Additional photography | Jean Penzer |
| Production design | Bernard Evein |
| Art direction | Bernard Evein |
| Set decoration | Bernard Evein |
| Music | Michel Legrand |
| Sound | Michel Legrand |
| Costume design | Jacqueline Moreau, Éliane Marcus, Masayochi Ohtake, Alex Archambault, Patrick Archambault, Alexandre Marcus |
| Makeup | Éliane Marcus, Masayochi Ohtake, Alexandre Marcus, Alex Archambault, Patrick Archambault, Jacqueline Moreau |
| Hairstyling | Éliane Marcus, Masayochi Ohtake, Alex Archambault, Patrick Archambault, Alexandre Marcus, Jacqueline Moreau |
| Revenue | 220.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
France / Apr 26, 1980 / TP / Semaine des Cahiers du cinéma
Portugal / Dec 15, 1983 / Cinemateca Portuguesa
Uruguay / Oct 13, 1989 / Cinemateca Uruguaya
Theatrical release
Japan / Mar 03, 1979
United States / Mar 03, 1979
Spain / Oct 24, 1981 / Madrid
Italy / Dec 25, 1982 / T / Italia1
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France / Feb 19, 1997 / TP
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