Madame Rosa lives in a sixth-floor walkup in the Pigalle; she’s a retired prostitute, Jewish and an Auschwitz survivor, a foster mom to children of other prostitutes. Momo is the oldest and her favorite, an Algerian lad whom she raises as a Muslim. He asks about his parents; she answers evasively. As she ages and takes fewer children, Momo must do more for her; as money is tight, he tries to earn pennies on the street with a puppet. He’s a beautiful man-child, and Madame Rosa makes him promise never to sell himself or become a pimp. A film editor, Nadine, befriends him, and his father appears as well. Madame Rosa reaches her last days in fear of hospitals, and Momo must act. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 7.3/10 | |
Released: | March 19, 1978 | |
Runtime: | 105 min | |
Genres: | Drama | |
Companies: | Lira Films | |
Cast: | Simone Signoret Michal Bat-Adam Gabriel Jabbour Samy Ben-Youb | |
Crew: | Moshé Mizrahi Romain Gary | |
grasshopper rex : Disappointing. All talk, like a documentary.