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Rose Plays Julie ()


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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.

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Rose
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Ellen
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Peter
Annabell Rickerby ...
Molly
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Teresa
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Valerie
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Dr. Langan
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Eva
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Young Man
Hannah Behan ...
Young Woman
Esosa Ighodaro ...
Archaeologist
Sarah Jane Scott ...
Hotel Receptionist
Molly Rose Lawlor ...
Oldest Child
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Farm Hand (as Lochlann Ó Mearáin)
Julien Benoiton ...
Director (as Jules Benoiton)
Lily Brand ...
Vampire
Derry Lawlor ...
Derry
Louis Skelding ...
Child #1
Brenda Skelding ...
Child #2
Georgia Skelding ...
Child #3
Chloe Vos ...
Young Rose

Directed by

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Joe Lawlor
Christine Molloy

Written by

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Christine Molloy ... (written by) &
Joe Lawlor ... (written by)

Produced by

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David Collins ... producer
Cathleen Dore ... line producer
Celine Haddad ... executive producer: Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Joe Lawlor ... producer
Eoin O'Faolain ... co-producer

Music by

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Stephen McKeon

Cinematography by

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Tom Comerford

Editing by

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Christine Molloy

Editorial Department

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Ramit Anchal ... picture post producer: Cirrus Media
Adam Dolniak ... colourist
Tristan Lancey ... on-line editor
Kevin McDonald ... digital intermediate operator
Simon Petrovitch ... post picture: head of operations
Cliff Satherley ... post picture: head of operations
Harriet Ward ... picture post producer: Cirrus Media
Duncan Western ... executive producer: for Splice

Casting By

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Emma Gunnery

Production Design by

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Emma Lowney

Art Direction by

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Mark Kelly

Set Decoration by

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Valerie Nolan

Costume Design by

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Joan O'Clery

Makeup Department

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Lindsay Herron ... hair designer
Caroline McCurdy ... makeup designer
Rachel Molloy ... hair assistant dailies / hair stylist
Lisa Smyth ... makeup assistant

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Julien Benoiton ... first assistant director (as Jules Benoiton)
Eimear Breen ... trainee assistant director
Stephen Fuller ... third assistant director
Orla King ... second assistant director
Ciara Long ... trainee assistant director dailies
Michael Pluck ... trainee assistant director dailies

Art Department

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Jake Cullen ... trainee dressing props: dailies
Zack Cullen ... trainee dressing props: dailies
Sonny Daly ... art department intern
Alanna Donnelly ... art department trainee
Melanie Downes ... graphic designer
Lee Guckian ... dressing props dailies
Lyndon Johnson ... dressing props dailies
Ellie Lowney ... set dresser dailies
Valerie Nolan ... props buyer
Aaron Stapleton ... set dresser dailies
Ian Wallace ... standby props
Stephen Wilson ... art department dailies

Sound Department

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Ciarán Byrne ... sound engineer
Enda Callan ... boom operator dailies
Adam Daniel ... dubbing mixer
Graham Daniel ... dubbing mixer
Eugenie Dunster ... sound post production co-ordinator
Jm Finch ... dialogue editor / sound designer (as JM Finch)
Sue Harding ... foley artist
Dave Harris ... boom operator
Rory Hunter ... foley recordist/editor
Ryan Kelly ... post-production sound assistant
Niall O'Sullivan ... sound recordist
Jake Roberts ... foley editor
Dario Swade ... additional sound effects editor
Christopher Swaine ... ADR recordist/editor
Barnaby Templer ... sound designer / sound supervisor

Visual Effects by

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Sol Coker ... additional visual effects
Tristan Lancey ... visual effects

Stunts

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Joe Condren ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Tim Fletcher ... gaffer
Michael Frawley ... best boy
Sean Green ... camera assistant: dailies
Patrick Griffin ... camera trainee
Tommy Griffin ... second assistant camera
Graham Johnston ... first assistant camera
Tom Keyes ... electrician (as Thomas Keyes)
Dylan Knapp ... digital imaging technician
Steve O'Brien ... grip dailies
Andrew O'Reilly ... camera assistant: prep
Pat Ryder ... electrician dailies

Casting Department

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Shaheen Baig ... development casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Lydia Constance Dorman ... costume assistant (as Lydia Dorman)
Rebecca Dutton ... costume intern
Ciara Coleman Geaney ... costume assistant dailies
Ella Lillis Greally ... costume assistant dailies
Triona Lillis ... costume supervisor

Location Management

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Karl Daly ... locations manager
Peter Freyne ... locations daily
Jessica Heery ... assistant locations manager
Jack Murphy ... locations trainee

Music Department

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Mark Armstrong ... vocal: master
Ciarán Byrne ... score mixer / score recordist
Colette Delahunt ... soprano
Susan Doyle ... flute
Mairead English ... flute
Crux Vocal Ensemble ... choir
Paul Frost ... trombone
Jane Hughes ... cello
Eoghan Kelly ... trombone
Ross Lyness ... trombone
Julie Maisel ... flute
Paul McGough ... choir master (as Paul McGogh)
Cathal McKeon ... Pro Tools engineer / orchestration
Stephen McKeon ... percussion
Beth McNinch ... viola
Lynda O'Connor ... violin
David O'Doherty ... solo violin: & viola
Gerard Peregrine ... cello (as Gerald Peregrine)
Carla Vedres ... viola

Script and Continuity Department

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Christine Dilworth ... script supervisor
Ben Slater ... script consultant

Transportation Department

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Stephen Carroll ... action vehicle coordinator
Mick Curley ... production driver
Jason Deegan ... facilites: Irish Film TV Facilities LTD
Tony Doyle ... production driver
Willie Egan ... camera driver
Gerry Francis ... transport captain
Derek Meehan ... facilites: Irish Film TV Facilities LTD
Martin Ryan ... production driver
Dave Young ... art department driver

Additional Crew

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Sarah Barr ... development assistant
Fraser Bloom ... production lawyer: UK
Paula Byrden ... clearances: Film and TV Clearances Ltd.
Orla Collins ... production accountant
Eddie Drew ... animal wrangler
Mark Elliot ... paramedic
Emer Flaherty ... assistant production coordinator
Elaine Gill ... section 481 finance: advisor
Brophy Gillespie ... production auditor: Ireland
Laura Gummerson ... assistant accountant
James Hickey ... chief executive: Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Kathleen Horan ... production assistant
Ruth Hunter ... production lawyer: Ireland
Emmet Jones ... production assistant: additional photography
Kevin Kearns ... health & safety: assessor
Joe Kirwan ... paramedic
Ashifa Lalani ... supervising accountant (as Ashifa Lalini)
Dawn Mac Allister ... production coordinator
Claire McCabe ... EPK / production executive: for Samson Films
Martin McCann ... location chef: Celtic Soul Food
Aileen McCauley ... business affairs executive: Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Cian McElhorne ... business affairs manager: Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland (as Cian McElhone)
Aoife McGlynn ... production assistant dailies
Teresa McGrane ... Deputy CEO Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Eamonn Murphy ... EPK
Lorcàn Murphy ... insurance: MIB Insurance Services LTD
Rioghnach Ni Ghrioghair ... development executive
Richard O'Connor ... Dailies Supervisor: Cirrus Media
Sharon O'Hara ... production assistant
Oisín O'Neill ... finance lawyer
John O'Sullivan ... insurance: MIB Insurance Services LTD
Emma Scott ... production & distribution manager: fís éireann/screen ireland
Tara Smith ... production lawyer: Ireland
Evan Stack ... catering assistant: Celtic Soul Food
Norman Thomas ... production accountant: UK
Peter Tighe ... Dailies Producer: Cirrus Media
Stephanie Walker ... bookkeeper: UK
Dylan Whelan ... production auditor: Ireland

Thanks

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Max Batty ... thanks to
Kaylisha Causey ... thanks to
Chris Collins ... in memory of
Aoife Daly ... thanks to
David Doyle ... thanks to
Ciaran Flanagan ... thanks to: at Cine Electric
Shane Fox ... thanks to
Lizzie Francke ... special thanks to
Galahad Goulet ... thanks to: at Vast Valley
David Hurely ... thanks to
Pam Kelly ... thanks to
Geraldine Langan ... special thanks to
Joe Langan ... special thanks to
Molly Lawlor ... special thanks to
Stephen Loughman ... thanks to
Dave Mason ... thanks to
Jimmy Molloy ... special thanks to
Patsy Molloy ... special thanks to
Maeve Murphy ... thanks to
Rory O'Toole ... thanks to
Joanna Pocock ... thanks to
Keith Potter ... special thanks to
Tim Ryan ... thanks to: at Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company
David Segal Hamilton ... special thanks to (as David Segal-Hamilton)
Louis Skelding ... thanks to
Joanna Sumner ... thanks to
Emilia Teglia ... thanks to
Morgana Teglia ... thanks to
Catherine Ugwu ... special thanks to
Caoimhe Whelan ... thanks to

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

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. And curiosity leads her to discoveries that shake the fragile identity she has built for herself. Directors Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor, also known as Desperate Optimists, have spent years making formally rigorous, atmospheric cinema that often deals with the uncanny effects of impersonation and the slippery nature of truth. With Rose Plays Julie (2019) hey have crafted a slow-burn thriller that builds a sense of dread inside an exquisite world of immaculate architecture, rendered through an icy performance style and enveloped by a claustrophobic soundtrack. Ann Skelly and Orla Brady are both exacting and measured in their delivery, as the film takes us through longing and revenge to arrive at the dark places of power and its abuses. This is frank, immersive and decidedly feminist filmmaking. Written by London Film Festival

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Also Known As
  • Faces cachées (France)
  • La interpretación de Rose (Spain)
  • Роуз притворяется Джули (Russia)
  • 로즈 플레이스 줄리 (South Korea)
  • Η Ρόουζ υποδύεται την Τζούλι (Greece)
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  • 100 min
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Trivia Sadie Soverall's debut. See more »
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Quotes Rose: Doesn't it bother you that he's out there, acting as if nothing happened?
Ellen: Is he?
Rose: That's how it looked to me. And I am struggling, really struggling, with how that makes me feel.
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