Madame Rosa
1977-11-02 | 105 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Simone SignoretMadame Rosa
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Michal Bat-AdamNadine
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Gabriel JabbourM. Hamil
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Mohamed ZinetKadir Youssef
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Costa-GavrasLe docteur Ramon
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Nadia Samir
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Samy Ben-YoubMomo
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Bernard LajarrigeLouis Charmette - un retraité SNCF
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Geneviève FontanelMaryse
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Renata Flores
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Elisabeth Margoni
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Claude DauphinLe docteur Katz
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Théo LégitimusMonsieur Boro
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