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7.5
/10
924 Ratings

ROSALIE

Directed by Walerian Borowczyk
France, 1966
Short, Crime, Drama
  • 1515 minutes

Synopsis

A haunting, minimalist short that mostly consists of a monologue to camera by the young Rosalie, on trial for the murder of her new-born infant.

Synopsis

A haunting, minimalist short that mostly consists of a monologue to camera by the young Rosalie, on trial for the murder of her new-born infant.

Our take

In this breathtaking live-action short, Walerian Borowczyk turns a Guy de Maupassant story of abortion into a moving and still-relevant meditation on the risks some women have to take. At the center lies a stark monologue from Ligia—Boro’s then wife—who brings raw emotions to the fore.