The Woman from Rose Hill

The Woman from Rose Hill
Directed by	Alain Tanner
Written by	Alain Tanner
Starring	Marie Gaydu Jean-Philippe Écoffey
Cinematography	Hugues Ryffel
Edited by	Laurent Uhler
Music by	Michel Wintsch
Release date	1989 (1989)
Language	French

The Woman from Rose Hill (French : La femme de Rose Hill) is a 1989 French-Swiss romantic drama film written and directed by Alain Tanner. ^{[1] [2]} It was entered into the main competition at the 46th edition of the Venice Film Festival. ^[3] For his performance, Roger Jendly got a European Film Award nomination for Best Supporting Performance. ^[4]

Plot

Julie is a young woman from Rose Hill (Mauritius) who arrives in rural Switzerland to marry her older pen-friend Marcel. She feels unhappy until she meets Jean, a younger man. However, his father disagrees.

Cast

• Marie Gaydu as Julie
• Jean-Philippe Écoffey as Jean
• Denise Péron as Jeanne
• Roger Jendly as Marcel
• Louba Guertchikoff as Marcel's mother
• André Steiger as Jean's father

References

1. Roy, André (1990). "Entre la contemplation et l'action / La femme de Rose Hill d'Alain Tanner". 24 images (in French) (50–51): 93. ISSN   0707-9389 . Retrieved 11 June 2025.
2. A. Dn . (17 February 2012). "«La Femme de Rose Hill»: Un film d'Alain Tanner". Le Temps .
3. Yung. (11 October 1989). "La femme de Rose Hill - The Woman from Rose Hill". Variety Film Reviews , Vol. 21. Garland Pub. pp. 311-312.
4. Hammer, Tad Bentley (1991). International film prizes : an encyclopedia. Garland. p. 113. ISBN   978-0-8240-7099-1.

External links

• The Woman from Rose Hill at IMDb