Madame Rosa

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.

• Moshé MizrahiDirector
• Moshé MizrahiScreenplay
• Dabket LoubnaOriginal Music Composer
• Philippe SardeOriginal Music Composer

• Simone SignoretMadame Rosa
• Michal Bat-AdamNadine
• Gabriel JabbourM. Hamil
• Mohamed ZinetKadir Youssef
• Costa-GavrasLe docteur Ramon
• Nadia SamirCast
• Samy Ben-YoubMomo
• Bernard LajarrigeLouis Charmette - un retraité SNCF
• Geneviève FontanelMaryse
• Renata FloresCast
• Elisabeth MargoniCast
• Claude DauphinLe docteur Katz