Villa Des Roses

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Movie Info

Frank Van Passel's adaptation of William Elsschot's novella Villa des Roses stars Julie Delpy. Delpy is a French maid who works at a home for the poor and unfortunate. She becomes pregnant, and is forced to risk a dangerous abortion. The director employed digital effects to help create the elaborate visual design of the film. Villa des Roses was screened at the Hollywood Film Festival.

Rating:

R
Genre:

Art House & International, Comedy, Drama
Directed By:

Frank Van Passel
Written By:

Christophe Dirickx, Christophe Kirick
In Theaters:

Oct 4, 2002 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Sep 6, 2005
Runtime:

114 minutes
Studio:

Ardustry Home Entertainment

Cast

Julie Delpy
as Louise Creteur

Shaun Dingwall

Jan Decleir

Harriet Walter

Stéphane Excoffier

Dora van der Groen

Shirley Henderson
as Ella

Toni Barry

Halina Reijn

Maja Vanden Broecke

Timothy West

Gary Whelan

Rifka Lodeizen

Frank Vercruyssen

Alfredo Pea

Albert Delpy

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Critic Reviews for Villa Des Roses

All Critics (3) | Top Critics (1) | Rotten (3)

Outside of Delpy, Henderson, and to some extent even Walter and West, "Villa Des Roses" is the worst kind of indifferent feeling one can have toward a movie.

Sep 13, 2005 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…

Rory L. Aronsky
Film Threat