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Rosita

1997 0h 12m FR
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7.0
SOLID
★7.0TMDB · 2
Comedy
Synopsis
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The fortuneteller Rosita and her assistant Raoul are with their caravan on a fair. Earning money is not easy for them because their clumsiness leads to one disaster after the other.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

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Behind the camera

Director
Dominique Abel
Writers
Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon
Languages
French
Countries
Belgium

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RUNTIME

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Tight 12-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Dominique Abel, shot by Claire Childeric. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Fiona Gordon and Dominique Abel and Charles Martigue carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0177181 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Dominique Abel directs. Claire Childeric behind the camera. Anne-Laure Guégan cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Belgium. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Tight 12-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
  • 229 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
  • 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 4Directed by Dominique Abel, shot by Claire Childeric. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 5Editor Anne-Laure Guégan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 6Fiona Gordon and Dominique Abel and Charles Martigue carry the top of the cast.
  • 7IMDB entry: tt0177181 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Claire Childeric
Editing
Anne-Laure Guégan
Runtime
12 min · 0h 12m
Status
Released
Original language
FR

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Dominique Abel

Key crew

  • ProducerDominique Abel
  • ProducerFiona Gordon
  • MusicJacques Luley
  • EditorAnne-Laure Guégan

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • short film

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Premiere2000-03-11· European Film Week

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