Madame Rosa Movie Review 1977

An aging Jewish prostitute tends prostitutes' offspring in this warmhearted work. A survivor of the Holocaust, the old woman finds her spirit revived by one of her charges--an abandoned Arab boy. In French with English subtitles.

Distribution

Vestron Video, c/o Artisan Home Entertainment, 2700 Colorado Ave., Ste. 200, Santa Monica, CA 90404-5502, Phone: (310)449-9200, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 105 minutes.
Originally from French, Israeli.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Oldest Profession, Nazis & Other Paramilitary Slugs

Screenplay

Moshe Mizrahi

Cast

Simone Signoret, Claude Dauphin, Samy Ben Youb, Michal Bat-Adam

Cinematography

Nestor Almendros

Director

Moshe Mizrahi

Music

Philippe Sarde

Producer

Raymond Dannon, Roland Girard, Jean Bolvary, Libra Films

Awards

Oscars 1977: Foreign Film; Cesar 1978: Actress (Signoret); L.A. Film Critics 1978: Foreign Film.