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Madame Rosa (1977) [N/A]

Release Date:
November 2, 1977

Original Title:
La Vie devant soi

Alternate Titles:
Het Leven voor de Boeg
La vita davanti a sé

Genres:
Comedy | Drama

Production Countries:
France

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 105

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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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Production

Assistant Art Director:
Georges Glon

Assistant Camera:
Florent Bazin

Assistant Director:
Tony Aboyantz
Emmanuel Fonlladosa

Assistant Editor:
Corinne Lazare

Assistant Production Manager:
Alain Depardieu

Boom Operator:
Louis Gimel

Camera Intern:
Tessa Racine

Camera Operator:
Bernard Auroux

Costume Design:
Jacques Fonteray

Director:
Moshé Mizrahi

Director of Photography:
Néstor Almendros

Editor:
Sophie Coussein

Electrician:
Jean-Claude Gasché

Executive Producer:
Ralph Baum

Music:
Dabket Loubna
Philippe Sarde

Novel:
Romain Gary

Producer:
Jean Bolvary

Production Design:
Bernard Evein

Production Manager:
André Hoss

Screenplay:
Moshé Mizrahi

Script Supervisor:
Ariane Litaize

Sound:
Jean-Pierre Ruh

Supervising Producer:
Raymond Danon

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