Lady Oscar (1979)
All the adventure a man can live, he lives.
1979-03-03
France, Japan
124 Min.
PG-13
History, Drama, Romance
Overview
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.
Cast
Oscar François de Jarjayes
André Grandier
Hans Axel von Fersen
Marie Antoinette
Louis XVI
young Oscar François de Jarjayes
Général de Jarjayes
M. de Bouillé, French Guard General
Comte de Giraudet, Oscar's Fiancé
Comtesse Gabrielle de Polignac
Jeanne Vallois / Jeanne de la Motte
Nicolas de la Motte
Maximilien de Robespierre
La nourrice
Cardinal de Rohan
Rosalie Vallois
Bernard Chatelet, Rosalie's Lover
Mme Bertin, the Queen's Dressmaker
Louis Joseph
Marquise de Boulainvilliers
M. De Chantilly, the pistol duelist
Le soldat qui tend le pamphlet
La suivante de la Reine
André as a child
Une couturière
Oscar's sword adversaire in tavern
L'accoucheur
Un soldat insolent
Un soldat insolent
Oscar's pair at the Black Ball
L'importun au bal royal
Le baron de Breteuil
Un ivrogne
Charles-Alexandre de Calonne
M. Léonard, le coiffeur
Elizabeth Vigée-Lebrun
Une couturière
Un invité au bal noir
Un soldat insolent
Une couturière
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