La Vie Devant Soi (Madame Rosa) (A Life Ahead) (1977)
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83% of critics liked it
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79% of users liked it
(427 ratings)
Madame Rosa (Simone Signoret) is an aging former prostitute who, in her dotage, makes a living by caring for the children of other prostitutes in Paris' Arab community. Haunted by memories of her experiences in a Nazi concentration camp, Rosa is seized with the notion that the Gestapo is still… More Madame Rosa (Simone Signoret) is an aging former prostitute who, in her dotage, makes a living by caring for the children of other prostitutes in Paris' Arab community. Haunted by memories of her experiences in a Nazi concentration camp, Rosa is seized with the notion that the Gestapo is still after her. She thus begs one of her young charges (Samy Ben Youb) not to give away her "hiding place." Madame Rosa was based on Momo, a novel by one Emile Ajar (better known as Romaine Gary). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Moshé Mizrahi
- Written By
- Moshé Mizrahi, Romain Gary
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Mar 19, 1978 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
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.
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Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
Signoret is absolutely wonderful.
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Jake Euker, F5 (Wichita, KS)
Mawkish as hell, but Signoret redeems much of it.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
A fine film celebrating the beauty of the human spirit.
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Cast
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Simone Signoret
as Mme. Rosa
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Claude Dauphin
as Dr. Katz
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Sammy Ben Youb
as Momo
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Gabriel Jabbour
as Hamil
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Michael Bat-Adam
as Nadine
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Stella Anicette
as Madame Lola
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Costa-Gavras
as Ramon
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Geneviève Fontanel
as Maryse
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Bernard Lajarrige
as Mr. Charmette
- Renata
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Mohammed Zineth
as Kadir Youssef
- Théo Legitimus
- Nadia Samir
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El Kebir
as Mimoun
- Michal Bat-Adam
- Samy Ben-Youb
- Elio Bencoil
- Samy Ben Youb
