Jacques Demy (June 5, 1931 – October 27, 1990) was a French director and screenwriter. He appeared in the wake of the French New Wave. His films are well known for their sumptuous look, drawing on Hollywood musicals, fairy tales, jazz, and opera.
This is an alternate version of the movie made by Jacques Demy in 1979 with a bigger budget and a different casting for an international release.
The movie is a historical drama set in the years preceding and during the French Revolution and is a live-action version of the anime. Using a combination of historical personnages and original characters, The Rose of Versailles focuses primarily on the lives of two women: the Queen of France Marie Antoinette, and Oscar François de Jarjayes, who serves as commander of the Royal Guard.
