Madame Rosa (La Vie devant soi) 47 years old

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.

Credits

Madame Rosa Cast

Name Character
Bernard La Jarrige as Louis Charmette - un retraité SNCF
Simone Signoret She was 56, 64 years old when she died as Madame Rosa
Geneviève Fontanel She was 41, 81 years old when she died as Maryse
Gabriel Jabbour He was 55, 64 years old when he died as M. Hamil
Michal Bat-Adam She was 33, now 79 years old as Nadine
Mohamed Zinet He was 45, 63 years old when he died as Kadir Youssef
Stella Annicette as Madame Lola
Samy Ben-Youb as Momo
Elio Bencoil as Moïse
El Kebim as Mimoun

Madame Rosa Crew

Name Department
Moshé Mizrahi as Director. He was 46 (86) years old when He died Directing
Madame Rosa poster
Madame Rosa (47 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, November 02, 1977
  • Runtime: 105 minutes