Review of Madame Rosa (1977) by Private U — 06 Oct 2007

Signoret's best (and unfortunately last) role....the movie is touching, evocative, brilliant.

This review of Madame Rosa (1977) was written by Private U on 06 Oct 2007.

Madame Rosa has generally received very positive reviews.

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This melodrama, which won Foreign Language Oscar, about an aging prostitute taking care of children, is mediocre, but Simone Signoret gives…

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

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