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Rosetta (1999)

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Reviews Counted:20

Fresh:17

Rotten:3

Average Rating:7/10

Rated: R [See Full Rating] Language

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

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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Jul 18, 2000

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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
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06/11/05
Emanuel Levy
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'An unflinching portrait of the dehumanizing effects of being forced to live hand-to-mouth with no real hope of escaping.'

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06/21/04
Derek Smith
Derek Smith
Cinematic Reflections

Perhaps some of this would have been nominally interesting if Rosetta were slightly likable.

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01/05/04
Michael Dequina
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Rob Blackwelder
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12/02/02
Lizzie Francke
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04/17/02
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03/22/02
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Fights and struggles to stay afloat literally and symbolically, just like its heroine.

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03/07/02
Chuck Rudolph
Chuck Rudolph
Matinee Magazine

The drama vividly conveys the stunted emotional and spiritual life of a teenager who has no time for anything except the struggle to survive.

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03/04/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

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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02/26/02
Joshua Tanzer
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05/11/01
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a careful, painful film, but beautiful in its execution

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03/21/01
Mark Freeman
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