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Rosetta (1999)
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Reviews Counted: 20
Fresh: 17
Rotten:3
Average Rating: 7/10
Synopsis: A grueling, powerful film that features Emilie Dequenne in her screen debut. She portrays Rosetta, a 17-year-old girl who wants nothing more than to work for a living. After being fired from her... A grueling, powerful film that features Emilie Dequenne in her screen debut. She portrays Rosetta, a 17-year-old girl who wants nothing more than to work for a living. After being fired from her most recent job, she spends her subsequent days trying to procure work anywhere possible. Eventually, she befriends Riquet, a waffle seller, and backstabs him in order to accomplish her goal. Dequenne is up to the challenge as the focal point of every screen second, delivering a highly charged, impassioned performance. ROSETTA is another gritty work of socio-realism from the Dardennes, whose LA PROMESSE introduced them to the world of fictional feature filmmaking--where they emigrated from documentaries. [More]
Starring: Emilie Dequenne, Fabrizio Rongione, Anne Yernaux, Olivier Gourmet
Starring: Emilie Dequenne, Fabrizio Rongione, Anne Yernaux, Olivier Gourmet
Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Screenwriter: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Producer: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Laurent Petin, Michele Petin
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Reviews for Rosetta
'An unflinching portrait of the dehumanizing effects of being forced to live hand-to-mouth with no real hope of escaping.'
Perhaps some of this would have been nominally interesting if Rosetta were slightly likable.
Fights and struggles to stay afloat literally and symbolically, just like its heroine.
The drama vividly conveys the stunted emotional and spiritual life of a teenager who has no time for anything except the struggle to survive.
Some viewers (including a few who walked out when I saw the movie) are going to find the subject too grim and the production too stark — but that's the idea.
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