Madame Rosa (1978)

TOMATOMETER

83%

Average Rating: 7.1/10

Reviews Counted: 6

Fresh: 5

Rotten: 1

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

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95%

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Average Rating: 3.9/5

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Movie Info

Best Foreign Film about an elderly prostitute (Simone Signoret) and an Arab child (Samy Ben Youb). Claude Dauphin. Hamil: Gabriel Jabbour. Nadine: Michal Bat Adam. Director Costa-Gavras plays Ramon. Moshe Mizrahi directed.

Rating:

PG
Genre:

Art House & International, Comedy, Drama
Directed By:

Moshé Mizrahi
In Theaters:

Mar 19, 1978 wide
Runtime:

105 minutes
Studio:

Lira Films

Cast

Simone Signoret
as Madame Rosa

Samy Ben Youb
as Momo

Claude Dauphin
as Docteur Katz

Gabriel Jabbour
as Mr. Hamil

Michal Bat-Adam
as Nadine

Costa-Gavras
as Ramon

Stella Anicette
as Mme. Lola

Bernard Lajarrige
as Louis Charmette

Mohammed Zineth
as Kadir Youssef

Geneviève Fontanel
as Maryse

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Critic Reviews for Madame Rosa

All Critics (6) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (1)

This melodrama, which won Foreign Language Oscar, about an aging prostitute taking care of children, is mediocre, but Simone Signoret gives a dominant, utterly compelling performance.

April 1, 2011 | Rating: B | Full Review…