Madame Rosa (1977)
Directed by Moshé Mizrahi · 105 min · Drama, Comedy
39.0 TOPICAL score · #2,761 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Madame Rosa (1977, directed by Moshé Mizrahi) has a TOPICAL score of 39.0 - ranked 2,761 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 1 award from 2 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Critics: 89% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.4/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.8/10 (44 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 26 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics89% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.4/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.8/10 (44 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 2 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 26 languages
- Still read1,708 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Simone Signoret (actor #337), Michal Bat-Adam, Gabriel Jabbour, Mohamed Zinet