Paris 1913. In the Villa des Roses, a small boarding house, the arrival of the new maid, Louise, brings about a welcome change. The male guests try everything they can to seduce Louise, but only the charming Mr. grünewald meets with any success. Louise gives not only her heart to him but also her body. When she discovers she is pregnant she hides it for him, for it transpires that the meantime Grünewald has a new focus for his attentions... Villa des Roses is a bittersweet story about the side of love and romance. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Willem Elsschot, which has been published as one of the Penguin Classics’ series. The screenplay has been written by Christophe Dirickx and Frank van Passel, who worked together on the screenplay for Manneken pis. Villa des Roses is produced by Dirk Impens for Favourite Films.

Info

Title Villa des Roses
Status Completed
Year of production 2002

Credits

Cast July Delphy, Shaun Dingwall
Photography Jan Vancaille
Editing Ludo Troch, Karin vaerenberg
Music Paul H. Van Brugge

Technical specs

Running time film 114
Aspect ratio 1/1.85

Partners

Festivals

2010: Belgische Filmcyclus Filmoteca Española in Spanje (ESP)

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Short info

Director Frank Van Passel
Producer Dirk Impens , Rudy Verzyck
Screenplay Christophe Dirickx
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