Madame Rosa
Madame Rosa, an ex-prostitute of Jewish origin, lives in a dilapidated old building in Belleville. Tired and worn out by life, she looks after young children, placed in her care by the social welfare people.
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Released
- 1977
- Country
- France
Details
Release year: 1977
Storyline
Madame Rosa, an ex-prostitute of Jewish origin, lives in a dilapidated old building in Belleville. Tired and worn out by life, she looks after young children, placed in her care by the social welfare people.
Top credits
Simone Signoret — Madame Rosa
Michal Bat-Adam — Nadine
Samy Ben-Youb — Momo- Gabriel Jabbour — Monsieur Hamil
Awards
1 win & 0 nominations
See all awards →Did you know
• Simone Signoret turned down the lead role repeatedly for a year under the advice of her husband Yves Montand before finally taking it on.
• Film debut and only performance of Samy Ben-Youb.
• France's official submission to the 1978's Oscars in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
User reviews
MADAME ROSA (Moshe' Mizrahi, 1977) ***
Il faut aimer.
nice book
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
- Color
- Color
