Madame Rosa (1977)
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.
Director:
Moshé Mizrahi
Writer:
Moshé Mizrahi
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Simone Signoret as Madame Rosa |
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Michal Bat-Adam as Nadine |
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Gabriel Jabbour as M. Hamil |
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Mohamed Zinet as Kadir Youssef |
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Costa-Gavras as Le docteur Ramon |
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Nadia Samir as |
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Samy Ben-Youb as Momo |
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Bernard Lajarrige as Louis Charmette - un retraité SNCF |
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Geneviève Fontanel as Maryse |
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Renata Flores as |
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Elisabeth Margoni as |
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Claude Dauphin as Le docteur Katz |
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Elio Bencoil as Moïse |
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Stella Annicette as Madame Lola |
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El Kebim as Mimoun |
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Théo Légitimus as Monsieur Boro |
| Directing | Moshé Mizrahi | Director |
| Production | Raymond Danon | Supervising Producer |
| Camera | Florent Bazin | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Ariane Litaize | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Tony Aboyantz | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Emmanuel Fonlladosa | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Corinne Lazare | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Ralph Baum | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jean Bolvary | Producer |
| Writing | Romain Gary | Novel |
| Writing | Moshé Mizrahi | Screenplay |
| Lighting | Jean-Claude Gasché | Electrician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jacques Fonteray | Costume Design |
| Production | Alain Depardieu | Assistant Production Manager |
| Camera | Néstor Almendros | Director of Photography |
| Art | Georges Glon | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Louis Gimel | Boom Operator |
| Production | André Hoss | Production Manager |
| Editing | Sophie Coussein | Editor |
| Art | Bernard Evein | Production Design |
| Sound | Jean-Pierre Ruh | Sound |
| Camera | Tessa Racine | Camera Intern |
| Camera | Bernard Auroux | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Dabket Loubna | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Philippe Sarde | Original Music Composer |
