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Mood:
- EmotionalSentimentalCaptivatingSincereTouchingBittersweet
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Plot:
- Musician's LifeRise and FallFall in LoveAddictionAlcohol AbuseDrug AbuseShowbizAmbition more...
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Genres:
- DramaMusicMelodramaPeriod
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century60s
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Place:
- USA
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- Award WinnerGolden Globe WinnerPrestigious Awards
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Style:
- Strong Female Presence
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Based on:
- BiographyBased on True Story
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- SeriousRealistic
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Score:
- RockSoulBlues
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Flag:
- Drugs/AlcoholSexual Content
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The Rose, 1979
English
USA
Profile of The Rose
The Rose can be described as emotional, sentimental, and captivating. The plot revolves around alcohol abuse, a rise and fall, and the life of a musician. The main genres are drama and period. In terms of style, The Rose is a melodrama and stars a strong female character. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It is located in the USA. The Rose takes place in the 1960s. The soundtrack is soul, rock, and blues. It is drawn from a biography and originally a true story. The Rose has received attention for being a Golden Globe winner. Note that it involves drugs/alcohol and sexual content.
Summary of The Rose
In this authentic, entertaining, and tragic film, Bette Midler plays Rose, a talented but exhausted, alcoholic rock star whose entire life is controlled by her cutthroat manager, Rudge (Alan Bates). Taking a bleak look at the downside of the music industry, The Rose chronicles the precipitous fall of this fictional rock & roll diva (modeled after Janis Joplin) as she nears a concert date in her home town that she hasn't been to in years. Pulled down by raging alcoholism and drug addiction, as well as her own insecurities, Rose's life begins to deteriorate to the point of complete self-destruction, all the while begging Rudge for a break in her grueling tour schedule. This raw, uncompromising, witty, and ultimately heartbreaking film includes several incredible musical performances by Midler in actual concert settings. The Rose is Midler's first role as an actress, and she embodies the alternately frenetic, worn-out, enraged, and sweetly insecure star with an almost inconceivable power, especially when interacting with her love, the faithfully adoring Dyer (Frederic Forrest).
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 7 November 1979 |
| Runtime: | 125 min |
Cast and Crew
as Mary Rose Foster
as Rudge Campbell
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