Madame Rosa
(1977)
★ 6.7 IMDb · 43 votes
Year: 1977
Runtime: 105 мин
Country: France
Director: Moshé Mizrahi
Cast: Simone Signoret, Michal Bat-Adam, Gabriel Jabbour, Mohamed Zinet, Κώστας Γαβράς, Nadia Samir, Samy Ben-Youb, Бернар ЛаЖарриж, Geneviève Fontanel, Renata Flores
Plot
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.