Top billed cast

1. 

   Nadia Tereszkiewicz

   Rosalie

2. 

   Benoît Magimel

   Abel

3. 

   Benjamin Biolay

   Barcelin

4. 

   Guillaume Gouix

   Pierre

5. 

   Gustave Kervern

   Paul, le père

6. 

   Anna Biolay

   Jeanne

7. 

   Eugène Marcuse

   Jean

8. 

   Juliette Armanet

   Clotilde

9. 

   Serge Bozon

   Le photographe

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-06-08

There's something quite unnerving about this film. It all starts when the young "Rosalie" (Nadia Tereszkiewicz) is essentially dowered out to bar owner "Abel" (Benoît Magimel) so her father can be rid of her and so that her new husband can be rid of his debts. "Abel" is actually quite a decent man, recently returned from the wars, but he is ill-equipped for what he discovers on his wedding night. She suffers from the rare condition of hirsutism and he is repulsed by it. Her dowry didn't quite settle his bills with landlord "Barcelin" (Benjamin Biolay) and with his future on the line, she deci...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
French

Budget
$7,000,000.00

Revenue
$308,326.00

Keywords

• based on true story
• historical drama
• 19th century
• bearded lady