Ann Skelly
Rose
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Plot. Rose is a veterinary student at university in Dublin. Adopted as a young child, Rose's adoptive mother has recently died and she has begun looking into who her biological parents are. She discovers her mother is an actress named Ellen who lives in London, and travels there to meet her.
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.
Mar 19, 2021 · Her father, an archaeologist named Peter ( Aiden Gillen) is easily found, overseeing a dig out in the countryside. Rose puts on a pixie-ish, Louise Brooks-style wig, and approaches him asking if she can volunteer on the dig. She gives her name as "Julie."
Mar 19, 2021 · Rose Plays Julie uses a woman's quest to know her biological parents as the foundation for an unsettling story that compellingly confounds expectations....
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- Drama
- Joe Lawlor, Christine Molloy
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.
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- 2 min
- Joe Lawlor, Christine Molloy
Mar 18, 2021 · The “Julie” identity provides both a shield against her mother’s trauma and a vessel to contain it. Her actions present a thought-provoking interplay of pain and self-preservation.
Mar 17, 2021 · ‘Rose Plays Julie’ Review: A Shivery Psych Thriller Channelling Mythic and Modern Female Rage. A young woman's encounter with her birth mother uncovers dark, identity-reshaping...
