Rosetta Movie Review 1999

Rosetta (Dequenne) is a desperate 17-year-old Belgian who lives in a trailer with her alcoholic mother. Her joyless routine includes caring for her passed-out mom and frantically searching for some kind of employment, even if it means betraying her one friend, Riquet (Rongione), who works at a waffle stand and whose job Rosetta comes to covet. Claustrophobic and depressing. French with subtitles.

Distribution

USA Home Entertainment, 1 W. Forest, Englewood, NJ 07631-4004, Phone: (201)871-1000, URL: http://www.polygram-us.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 95 minutes.
Originally from French, Belgian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Monster Moms, On the Rocks, Hard Knock Life, Teen Angst

Screenplay

Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne

Cast

Emilie Dequenne, Fabrizio Rongione, Anne Yernaux, Olivier Gourmet

Cinematography

Alain Marcoen

Director

Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne

Awards

Cannes 1999: Actress (Dequenne), Film.