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Madame Rosa
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Madame Rosa

1977-11-02 · 105 min · ★ 6.8

Drama · Comedy

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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Directors
Moshé Mizrahi
Production companies
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Countries
France
Status
Released

Top Cast

Simone SignoretSimone SignoretMadame Rosa
Michal Bat-AdamMichal Bat-AdamNadine
Gabriel JabbourGabriel JabbourM. Hamil
Mohamed ZinetMohamed ZinetKadir Youssef
Costa-GavrasCosta-GavrasLe docteur Ramon
Nadia Samir
Samy Ben-YoubSamy Ben-YoubMomo
Bernard LajarrigeBernard LajarrigeLouis Charmette - un retraité SNCF
Geneviève FontanelMaryse
Renata Flores
Elisabeth MargoniElisabeth Margoni
Claude DauphinClaude DauphinLe docteur Katz
Elio BencoilMoïse
Stella AnnicetteMadame Lola
El KebimMimoun
Théo LégitimusThéo LégitimusMonsieur Boro

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