Madame Rosa

11/02/1977

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1hr 45min

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Drama

,Comedy

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Simone Signoret
  • Michal Bat-Adam
  • Gabriel Jabbour
  • Mohamed Zinet
  • Costa-Gavras

    Directors

  • Moshé Mizrahi
  • Tony Aboyantz
  • Emmanuel Fonlladosa
  • Ariane Litaize

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

    Production Countries

  • France

LANGUAGES

  • German