Madame Rosa

    Madame Rosa
    1977

    Synopsis

    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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    Cast

    • Simone SignoretMadame Rosa
    • Michal Bat-AdamNadine
    • Gabriel JabbourM. Hamil
    • Mohamed ZinetKadir Youssef
    • Costa-GavrasLe docteur Ramon
    • Samy Ben-YoubMomo
    • Geneviève FontanelMaryse
    • Bernard LajarrigeLouis Charmette - un retraité SNCF
    • Renata Flores
    • Elisabeth Margoni

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