Simone Signoret
Madame Rosa
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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.
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| Release Date | 1977-11-02 |
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| Runtime | 1h 45m |
| Directors | Moshé Mizrahi, Néstor Almendros, Tony Aboyantz, Emmanuel Fonlladosa, Georges Glon |
| Producers | Ralph Baum, Jean Bolvary, Raymond Danon |
| Writers | Romain Gary, Moshé Mizrahi |
