The Rose King
1986·Drama·1h 46m
7.1
★
A mentally unstable woman and her son move to a sprawling mansion in Portugal to grow roses.
Directed by Werner Schroeter
rose
mental instability
mother son relationship
gay theme
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Cast
Magdalena Montezuma
Anna, The Mother
Mostefa Djadjam
Albert
Karina Fallenstein
The Woman
Crew
Werner Schroeter
Director
Werner Schroeter
Writer
Magdalena Montezuma
Writer
Elfi Mikesch
Director of Photography
Paulo Branco
Producer
Vasco Pimentel
Sound Designer
Joaquim Pinto
Sound Designer
Rita Azevedo Gomes
Set Decoration
João Canijo
Assistant Director
Popular Reviews
5 reviews
Sigourney Weaver
8.7★ · 06/14/25
Queer surrealist fantasia on the impenetrable nightmare of loneliness that lies at the core of the human heart. Holy mother of gothic angles..
Queer surrealist fantasia on the impenetrable nightmare of loneliness that lies at the core of the human heart. Holy mother of gothic angles..
Boris k
9.5★ · 02/04/25
Elusively symbolic in a way that doesn’t usually appeal to me, but I was just in awe at the intensity of Schroeter’s vision. Between Montezuma’s oppressive angst and Djadjam’s destructive desire (the perversity of casting one of the boys from Salo as your gay muse is not lost on me), this film finds so many beautiful yet troubling images that I think I can count on one hand how many other films can even compare.
Elusively symbolic in a way that doesn’t usually appeal to me, but I was just in awe at the intensity of Schroeter’s vision. Between Montezuma’s oppressive angst and Djadjam’s destructive desire (the perversity of casting one of the boys from Salo as your gay muse is not lost on me), this film finds so many beautiful yet troubling images that I think I can count on one hand how many other films can even compare.
Adriana
0.6★ · 09/11/24
Need to rewatch on my own.
Need to rewatch on my own.
Lucca Rotunno
7.0★ · 03/05/26
Kris
10.0★ · 11/16/20