Madame Rosa

Madame Rosa

1977
1h 45m
6.7

6.7/10

41 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Comedy
Overview

Madame Rosa lives in a sixth-floor walkup in the Pigalle; she's a retired prostitute, Jewish and an Auschwitz survivor, a foster mom to children of other prostitutes. Momo is the oldest and her favorite, an Algerian lad whom she raises as a Muslim. He asks about his parents; she answers evasively. As she ages and takes fewer children, Momo must do more for her; as money is tight, he tries to earn pennies on the street with a puppet. He's a beautiful man-child, and Madame Rosa makes him promise never to sell himself or become a pimp. A film editor, Nadine, befriends him, and his father appears as well. Madame Rosa reaches her last days in fear of hospitals, and Momo must act.

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Production Information

Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
French

Keywords

multiculturalism 1980s anti-racism french multiculuralism good old days

Quick Facts

Original Title La Vie devant soi
Release Date November 2, 1977
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0076348

Cast

Simone Signoret
Simone Signoret

Madame Rosa

Michal Bat-Adam
Michal Bat-Adam

Nadine

Gabriel Jabbour
Gabriel Jabbour

M. Hamil

Mohamed Zinet
Mohamed Zinet

Kadir Youssef

Costa-Gavras
Costa-Gavras

Le docteur Ramon

Nadia Samir
Nadia Samir

Samy Ben-Youb
Samy Ben-Youb

Momo

Bernard Lajarrige
Bernard Lajarrige

Louis Charmette - un retraité SNCF

Geneviève Fontanel
Geneviève Fontanel

Maryse

Renata Flores
Renata Flores

Elisabeth Margoni
Elisabeth Margoni

Claude Dauphin
Claude Dauphin

Le docteur Katz

Key Crew

Moshé Mizrahi
Director
Moshé Mizrahi
Screenplay
Ralph Baum
Executive Producer
Jean Bolvary
Producer