Should you watch The Rose of Versailles?
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The Rose of Versailles
Anime · 1979
Raised from birth as a man, the Lady Oscar commands the palace guards at Versailles in the years before the French Revolution. Her beauty and noble spirit make her a shining figure in the eyes of both men and women but she is torn between her chosen life of service and duty to class and country and her own heart and desires. She lives as a noble amidst the opulence of Versailles but her keen senses and compassion are not blinded to the poverty of the French people.
The sides of The Rose of Versailles
- A woman raised as a man
- The guard of Marie Antoinette
- Versailles before the Revolution
The Rose of Versailles is good for you if…
- you like the French Revolution seen from inside the palace.
- you like Oscar and André's love growing over years.
- you like being moved to tears by Oscar, torn between her duty and her heart.
The Rose of Versailles is bad for you if…
- you don't watch anime.
- you find 1970s animation dated.
About: duty · gender · revolution
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