Versailles no Bara (Movie)

Hoping to unite their countries with an alliance, The Empress of Austria arranges her daughter, the delightful yet spoiled Marie Antoinette, to marry the crown prince of France, Louis XVI. Upon arriving in Versailles, the Austrian princess meets Oscar Francois de Jarjayes, Captain of the Royal Guards—a seemingly dashing young man—but to Antoinette's astonishment, he is in fact a woman!

The youngest daughter of a noble family with a prominent lack of a male heir, Oscar was raised as a boy to continue the family's military legacy. Suffocated by the rigid rules associated with her new position and longing for companionship, Antoinette immediately takes a liking to this intriguing young woman, and wastes no time befriending her. However, as the childish new queen foolishly abuses her power, Oscar is conflicted between maintaining her loyalty to the royal family and addressing the growing concern of poverty among the common people.

Recalling the events of the French Revolution, Versailles no Bara depicts the struggles of two women unjustly burdened by family expectations. Yet, despite being forced to deny their identities at the expense of personal happiness, they march on to become key players in the annals of history.

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de Jarjayes, Oscar François Main

Sawashiro, Miyuki Japanese

Grandier, André Main

Toyonaga, Toshiyuki Japanese

Antoinette, Marie Main

Hirano, Aya Japanese

von Fersen, Hans Axel Main

Kato, Kazuki Japanese

Lamorlière, Rosalie Supporting

Hayami, Saori Japanese

de Soisson, Alain Supporting

Takeuchi, Shunsuke Japanese

de Robespierre, Maximilien Supporting

Ono, Kensho Japanese

Chatelet, Bernard Supporting

Irino, Miyu Japanese

de Girodelle, Victor Clement Supporting

Eguchi, Takuya Japanese

Mont Blanc, Maron Glacé Supporting

Tanaka, Mayumi Japanese

Ootsuka, Manabu Producer

Noda, Fuko Producer

Kawagoe, Wataru Producer

Yoshimura, Ai Director, Storyboard

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Apr 30, 2025

Guthem

Recommended

First, Hirano & Sawashiro hold this on their back. Second, this isn't a musical, is a movie WITH music
I realize that many stop (today, 04.30.2025 the note is 6.5) musical films, but this one goes beyond, because it tells a story we have already learned, with a story that some do not know, like Oscar's life
I confess that I started the movie thinking that it would be monotonous. But right in the first song, I realized the affection of the production in every detail: animation, script, lyrics
About the movie. This movie portrays the story. But beyond that we can see life, decisions (or who chooses ... not making a decision), and twists.
Maria Antonieta evolves faithful to the story (yes, I researched after seeing the movie, because I finished school for some time, and did not remember the facts). A child thrown in the middle of a political decision, she gets attention (from court, with gifts, and visits). And and a short time starts to act differently (yes, research it)
Oscar is the center of everything. And it's a very dense character. Your actions (for those who, like me, did not read the anime or read the manga) not surprising. She is committed, Decided, strong. Change occurs around you, and it does not shake yourself, on the contrary, it always goes on. Interactions are also a strong point, in command of the troops or and conversations
Yes, I tried to escape as much as to deliver details. Watch, you will like
I was crying, in two scenes before the end

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Apr 30, 2025

Harisrox

Mixed Feelings

Having watched the original series, which I think hasn't aged particularly well and was definitely in need of a remake, so I was initially excited when MAPPA first announced they were going to remake it. Because this classic story in modern visuals would have been amazing, and it was indeed amazing to see it in good visuals.

But I think that turning into a musical wasn't really a good choice, like, a lot of key moments of the story just went by during songs, which made this movie has a lot less of the impact which the original series had. Of course, this kind of thing ... was bound to happen when you're compressing a 40-episode series into a 2-hour film. (They even straight up cut some of my favorite scenes 😔)

So, yeah. It wasn't that good of a remake and the best approach would've been a proper 2-cour anime remake with a pacing that respects both the original material and the attention span of modern viewers.

This is a timeless story and it deserved more than just a flashy repackage, maybe in future? One can hope.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Apr 30, 2025

MaximumBeef

Not Recommended

Well-written

The Rose of Versailles is one of the greatest anime ever made.
The Rose of Versailles (Movie) is not.

This is a glorified recap movie with a new code of paint. The movie tells, or tries to anyway, the full story of The Rose of Versailles, but in less than two hours. What this results in is a movie going through some of the more important plot points traditionally, with everything in between being either cut, or truncated into short musical montages. With so much being cut, the characters are left as hollow husks of their formerly depicted selves, and some scenes genuinely baffled me as ... to how they expected someone not familiar with the material to understand the character motivations therein.

A lot of people I've noticed call this a musical, I'd have to disagree. With a musical it is expected that the musical scenes tell the story, explore characters and just fit into the picture. In this movie the musical scenes perform almost exclusively to skip the story. They're also not performed by the characters as is typical of a musical, rather they're just recap segments placed over shitty modern pop music. There is one true musical scene in the film, a scene where a character bursts into song to directly address other characters. Just this one though, ultimately just made me wonder, why?

Had the movie told a smaller part of the story, or completely rewrote it to properly fit into a 2 hour run time, it probably could've been pretty good. But as it stands, it's no more than a recap. This is the equivalent of watching, for example One Piece, exclusively though the opening title sequences and episode previews. Miserable.

A movie that well and truly should not have been made.

Reviewer’s Rating: 2

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	Poll: Versailles no Bara (Movie) Episode 1 Discussion ( 1 2 ) Marinate1016 - Apr 30, 2025	50 replies	by Kiwimen »» Feb 1, 8:04 PM
	This movie is a musical. Lucifrost - Jan 27, 2025	44 replies	by Shidoteki »» Aug 13, 2025 4:07 PM
	Am I tripping or is the movie too fast paced? It feels like there are many missing details RealNath - Apr 30, 2025	9 replies	by wildhood »» Aug 11, 2025 6:13 AM
	Coming to Netflix texasfangirl1999 - Apr 2, 2025	4 replies	by heroizumi »» Apr 22, 2025 6:17 PM
	Main trailer Adnash - Nov 20, 2024	7 replies	by AnimePedestrian »» Feb 20, 2025 11:11 AM