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Madame Rosa

Original title: La vie devant soi
1977 · 1 h 45 min
Directed by Moshé Mizrahi
ComedyDrama

Cast

Simone Signoret Michal Bat-Adam Samy Ben-Youb Gabriel Jabbour Geneviève Fontanel Bernard Lajarrige

Credits

Written by: Romain Gary

Plot

An old Jewish Holocaust survivor in Paris looks after the children of prostitutes, including a young Arab boy, and the two form a deep bond. Starring Simone Signoret.

Sinekatalog’s take

A tender, humane story of an unusual family.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (1,993 votes)
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