The original The Rose of Versailles manga and 1979 anime series told a long, detailed story across many chapters and episodes. The new 2025 film tries to fit that deep story into just 113 minutes.

Riyoko Ikeda’s 1972 manga classic The Rose of Versailles returns to anime in a Netflix movie adaptation, but it’s basically a pretty musical highlights reel.

A stage musical (the first of many) premiered in Japan in 1974, followed by a live-action movie in 1979 and an animated film in 1985. A revival of the manga was released in 2013, with a playable ...