Release Date
02 Nov, 1977
Runtime
01:45: (HH:MM)
Synopsis
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.
Original Title
La Vie devant soi
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Actors
Simone Signoret
Michal Bat-Adam
Gabriel Jabbour
Mohamed Zinet
Costa-Gavras
Nadia Samir
Samy Ben-Youb
Bernard Lajarrige
Geneviève Fontanel
Renata Flores
Elisabeth Margoni
Claude Dauphin
Théo Légitimus
Crew
Romain Gary
Néstor Almendros
Bernard Evein
Philippe Sarde
Raymond Danon
Alain Depardieu
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