La Vie devant soi (1977)
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.
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Simone Signoret
as Madame Rosa
as Madame Rosa
Michal Bat-Adam
as Nadine
as Nadine
Gabriel Jabbour
as M. Hamil
as M. Hamil
Mohamed Zinet
as Kadir Youssef
as Kadir Youssef
Costa-Gavras
as Le docteur Ramon
as Le docteur Ramon
Nadia Samir
as
as
Samy Ben-Youb
as Momo
as Momo
Bernard Lajarrige
as Louis Charmette - un retraité SNCF
as Louis Charmette - un retraité SNCF
Geneviève Fontanel
as Maryse
as Maryse
Renata Flores
as
as
Elisabeth Margoni
as
as
Claude Dauphin
as Le docteur Katz
as Le docteur Katz
Elio Bencoil
as Moïse
as Moïse
Stella Annicette
as Madame Lola
as Madame Lola
El Kebim
as Mimoun
as Mimoun
Théo Légitimus
as Monsieur Boro
as Monsieur Boro
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Moshé Mizrahi
Director
Director
Romain Gary
Novel
Novel
Moshé Mizrahi
Screenplay
Screenplay
Néstor Almendros
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Sophie Coussein
Editor
Editor
Bernard Evein
Production Design
Production Design
Jacques Fonteray
Costume Design
Costume Design
Dabket Loubna
Music
Music
Philippe Sarde
Music
Music
Ralph Baum
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Jean Bolvary
Producer
Producer
Raymond Danon
Supervising Producer
Supervising Producer
André Hoss
Production Manager
Production Manager
Alain Depardieu
Assistant Production Manager
Assistant Production Manager
Tony Aboyantz
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Emmanuel Fonlladosa
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Georges Glon
Assistant Art Director
Assistant Art Director
Louis Gimel
Boom Operator
Boom Operator
Jean-Pierre Ruh
Sound
Sound
Bernard Auroux
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Florent Bazin
Assistant Camera
Assistant Camera
Jean-Claude Gasché
Electrician
Electrician
Tessa Racine
Camera Intern
Camera Intern
Corinne Lazare
Assistant Editor
Assistant Editor
Ariane Litaize
Script Supervisor
Script Supervisor
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