Lady Oscar
The glamour, the strife, the intrigue of 18th century France!
1979 | 124m | English
Popularity: 1.0 (history)
| Director: | Jacques Demy |
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| Writer: | Jacques Demy, Patricia Louisianna Knop |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 03, 1979 |
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| Director: | Jacques Demy |
| Writer: | Jacques Demy, Patricia Louisianna Knop |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance, History |
| Keywords | france, lie, strong woman, french revolution, marie antoinette, versailles, sword fight, mistress, poverty, based on manga, tomboy, 18th century, louis xvi, nobility, people, gender confusion, peasants vs. royalty, woman soldier |
| Production Companies | TOHO, Kitty Films, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Shiseido Co. Ltd., Ciné-Tamaris |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $220,000
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 19, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Catriona MacColl | Oscar François de Jarjayes |
| Barry Stokes | André Grandier |
| Jonas Bergström | Hans Axel von Fersen |
| Christine Böhm | Marie Antoinette |
| Terence Budd | Louis XVI |
| Patsy Kensit | young Oscar François de Jarjayes |
| Mark Kingston | Général de Jarjayes |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jacques Demy | Screenplay, Director, Adaptation |
| Michel Legrand | Original Music Composer |
| Jean Penzer | Director of Photography |
| Patricia Louisianna Knop | Screenplay, Adaptation |
| Riyoko Ikeda | Comic Book |
| Bernard Evein | Art Direction, Production Design |
| Kazuo Munakata | Producer's Assistant |
| Paul Davies | Editor |
| Anita Benoist | Casting |
| Rose Tobias Shaw | Casting |
| Jacqueline Moreau | Costume Design |
| Alex Archambault | Hairstylist |
| Patrick Archambault | Hairstylist |
| Alexandre Marcus | Makeup Artist |
| Éliane Marcus | Makeup Artist |
| Masayochi Ohtake | Makeup Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Agnès Varda | Executive Producer |
| Yoshiko Shibata | Associate Producer |
| Yoriko Shinozaki | Associate Producer |
| Mataichirô Yamamoto | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 6 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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