Madame Rosa

1977 1h 45m FR

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6.8

SOLID

★6.8TMDB · 44

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Simone Signoret
Madame Rosa
Michal Bat-Adam
Nadine
Gabriel Jabbour
M. Hamil
Mohamed Zinet
Kadir Youssef
Costa-Gavras
Le docteur Ramon
Nadia Samir
Samy Ben-Youb
Momo
Bernard Lajarrige
Louis Charmette - un retraité SNCF

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Moshé Mizrahi
Writers: Moshé Mizrahi
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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49 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Moshé Mizrahi, shot by Néstor Almendros. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dabket Loubna. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Sophie Coussein shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Simone Signoret and Michal Bat-Adam and Gabriel Jabbour carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0076348 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 44 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Moshé Mizrahi directs. Néstor Almendros behind the camera. Dabket Loubna scores. Sophie Coussein cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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149 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Moshé Mizrahi, shot by Néstor Almendros. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Dabket Loubna. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Sophie Coussein shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Simone Signoret and Michal Bat-Adam and Gabriel Jabbour carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0076348 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 44 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.