1 Movie Starring Gabriel Jabbour

Madame Rosa

Madame Rosa

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1978-03-19

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

105 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (696 Reviews)

Director:

Moshè Mizrahi

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Romain Gary (novel)

Moshè Mizrahi (adaptation)

Fullplot:

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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