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Rose Plays Julie is a 2019 Irish drama film written and directed by Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor, known collectively as Desperate Optimists.
Rose Plays Julie: Directed by Joe Lawlor, Christine Molloy. With Ann Skelly, Orla Brady, Aidan Gillen, Annabell Rickerby. In this intimate exploration of identity, trauma and power, a young woman seeks out her birth mother, inadvertently triggering a string of events which change both their lives.
Rose (Ann Skelly) is at university studying veterinary science. An only child, she has enjoyed a loving relationship with her adoptive parents. However, for as long as Rose can remember she has...
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Mar 19, 2021 · "Rose Plays Julie" is a sparsely populated film, giving the impression that Rose, Ellen, and Peter are charging towards one another on a vast and empty battlefield. Skelly is both beautifully expressive—her eyes and voice drawing you in—and very hard to read.
It's during a term studying animal euthanasia that veterinary student Rose ( Ann Skelly) decides to contact Ellen ( Orla Brady ), the birth mother who gave her up for adoption. But Ellen, who is now a successful London-based actress, doesn't want to know. Undeterred, Rose will not be ignored.
Rose Plays Julie is the story of a young woman searching for her biological mother. Set against a backdrop of misogyny, revenge and longing, Rose undertakes a journey that leads her to revelations that are both devastating and dangerous.
Sep 15, 2021 · Soon Rose becomes Julie — a vengeful spirit whose bobbed wig hints at David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive. We are all actors really, a point made without diminishing the gravity of the story.
