Villa des Roses

Villa des Roses
Villa des Roses
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Frank Van Passel
Screenplay by	Christophe Dirickx
Based on	Villa des Roses by Willem Elsschot
Produced by	Dirk Impens ; Rudy Verzyck
Starring	Julie Delpy; Shaun Dingwall;
Cinematography	Jan Vancaillie
Edited by	Ludo Troch ; Karin Vaerenberg
Music by	Paul M. van Brugge
Production; companies	Favourite Films; Dan Films; Isabella Films; Samsa Films;
Distributed by	Upstream Pictures (Netherlands)
Release date	11 April 2002 (Netherlands);
Countries	Belgium; England; Netherlands; Luxembourg;
Languages	English; French;

Villa des Roses is a 2002 film by Frank Van Passel, adapted from the 1913 novella by Belgian writer Willem Elsschot and starring Julie Delpy, Shaun Dingwall, Shirley Henderson, Timothy West, Harriet Walter and Albert Delpy.^[1] It won Best Feature at the Hollywood Film Festival and was nominated for three awards at the British Independent Film Awards.^[2]

Delpy plays Louise, a young widow who starts work just before the First World War as a maid at the dilapidated Villa des Roses, an English-owned guest house in Paris, where she falls in love with a German artist played by Dingwall.^[3]

Cast

Julie Delpy as Louise Créteur
Shaun Dingwall as Richard Grünewald
Harriet Walter as Olive Burrell
Shirley Henderson as Ella
Timothy West as Hugh Burrell
Frank Vercruyssen as Aasgaard
Toni Barry as Mrs. Bunny Wimhurst
Jan Decleir as Monsieur Brizard
Dora van der Groen as Mrs. Gendron
Albert Delpy as Antoine Créteur
Stéphane Excoffier as Jeanne de Keros
Rifka Lodeizen as Radsky
Halina Reijn as Natsje
Maya van den Broecke as Anna Kuprinski
Gary Whelan as Mr. O'Connor
Alfredo Pea as Mr. Craxi
John Dobrynine as Eustache Lejeune

References

^ van der Put, Bart (May 17, 2003). "Villa des Roses". Filmjaarboek 2002. By Hans Beerekamp. International Theatre & Film books. pp. 202–203. ISBN 9789064036316.
^ Hunter, Allan (21 October 2002). "Villa Des Roses". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
^ Neill, Heather (13 October 2002). "Mistress of the roles". The Independent on Sunday. Retrieved 29 November 2009.

External links

Villa des Roses at IMDb

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[1] van der Put, Bart (May 17, 2003). "Villa des Roses". Filmjaarboek 2002. By Hans Beerekamp. International Theatre & Film books. pp. 202–203. ISBN 9789064036316.

[2] Hunter, Allan (21 October 2002). "Villa Des Roses". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2009.

[3] Neill, Heather (13 October 2002). "Mistress of the roles". The Independent on Sunday. Retrieved 29 November 2009.

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