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1979 Certificate 15
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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 .. Read more

Starring Bette Midler, Alan Bates, Frederic Forrest, David Keith
Director Mark Rydell
Genres Drama

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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).

Starring Bette Midler, Alan Bates, Frederic Forrest, David Keith, Barry Primus, Harry Dean Stanton, Rudy Bond, Will Hare
Director Mark Rydell
Studio 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 9 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles DVD: Croatian, Czech, Danish, English, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Turkish
Released Production year: 1979

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DVD: 06 May 2002

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    • An unattractive, hysterical, foul-mouthed show business biopic roughly based on Janis Joplin, this does afford an undisciplined night-club talent a role to get her teeth into.

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      This film is a strong indictment of the inhuman demands of the pop music industry. Bette Midler, in her first major film, is stunning as the tired, alcoholic ... read more »

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      good film for its day oscar nom throughroly deserved . could have shown more of a back story to the life of rose and her manager to show how she got were she ... read more »

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      Its a good film but old, lots of drinking in it, the best bit is the end which is what it all builds up to but can get boring in parts.

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      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 ...

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