Madame Rosa

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Madame Rosa

PG

Released Mar 19, 1978

1h 45m

Drama

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Auschwitz survivor and retired prostitute Madame Rosa (Simone Signoret) has become a caretaker for the children of other prostitutes. With her physical and mental health declining, Rosa begins returning her charges to their parents' care. However, she has grown attached to the only unclaimed child, Momo (Samy Ben Youb), a 14-year-old Arab boy whose parents disappeared years ago. Still tormented by memories of the Holocaust, Rosa becomes increasingly convinced the Gestapo is coming for her.

Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Madame rose is Simone Signoret, and without her, they would have had to archive this project. [Full review in Spanish]

Jan 17, 2024

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Frank J. Avella

Edge Media Network

Madame Rosa is one of those lost treasures that begs to be rediscovered and appreciated. And its themes could not be timelier.

Rated: A

May 21, 2021

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Judy Wynn

Sojourner

This is a movie definitely worth seeing for Signoret's portrayal of a very human old woman, a type not often selected in the cinema for heroine stature.

Aug 14, 2019

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Jesús Fernández Santos

El Pais (Spain)

Simone Signoret -- with her perfect image, performance, humanity, and pathos -- makes and saves the film. [Full Review in Spanish]

Aug 5, 2019

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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.

Rated: B

Apr 1, 2011

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Steve Crum

Kansas City Kansan

Signoret is absolutely wonderful.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 30, 2004

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william k

Powerful melancholic tale is further enhanced by Simone Signoret's mesmerizing performance.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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david l

Madame Rosa certainly has good intentions and a great performance from Simone Signoret, but it is an underserved, dated Oscar winner with a thin, predictable plot, an overly sentimental approach and a didactic dialogue that is as subtle as an earthquake.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Simone Signoret is simply superb as Madame Rosa, a former prostitute and inmate of Auschwitz, who now cares for children of other Parisian prostitutes.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

Vencedor de melhor filme estrangeiro em 77, Madame Rosa tem muitos defeitos, mas é impossivel notá-los quando Signoret está em tela, já vi filmes dela jovem, adulta, madura e agora idosa, sem medo de parecer feia torna Madame Rosa uma personagem amável. O filme é uma história de amor que muito me agrada, que prova que existem várias formas de amar, e a mostrada em Madame Rosa é a mais bonita delas. O menino árabe cuidando de uma idosa judia traz ainda mais detalhes a trama, um filme triste mas necessário. Signoret <3

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Audience Member

Do yourself a favour. Watch this if you ever get the chance. Its mind-boggling

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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A very thin plot, more like an impressionist painting. Very truthful and touching, very good directing by Mizrahi.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Synopsis

Auschwitz survivor and retired prostitute Madame Rosa (Simone Signoret) has become a caretaker for the children of other prostitutes. With her physical and mental health declining, Rosa begins returning her charges to their parents' care. However, she has grown attached to the only unclaimed child, Momo (Samy Ben Youb), a 14-year-old Arab boy whose parents disappeared years ago. Still tormented by memories of the Holocaust, Rosa becomes increasingly convinced the Gestapo is coming for her.

Director: Moshé Mizrahi
Distributor: Atlantic Releasing Corp.
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 19, 1978, Original
Runtime: 1h 45m