Rosetta (film)
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| Directed by | Jean-Pierre Dardenne Luc Dardenne |
| Produced by | Jean-Pierre Dardenne Luc Dardenne, et al. |
| Written by | Jean-Pierre Dardenne Luc Dardenne |
| Starring | Émilie Dequenne |
| Distributed by | ARP Sélection (France) |
| Release date(s) |  22 September 1999 29 September 1999 5 November 1999 (NYC only) 25 February 2000 21 December 2000 |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | France Belgium |
| Language | French |
Rosetta is a 1999 French-Belgian film written and directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne. It is about a seventeen year old girl (played by Émilie Dequenne) who lives in a trailer park with her alcoholic mother. Trying to survive and to escape her situation, she attempts to find and hold a job that will allow her to move out of the caravan and away from her mother.
In Belgium the film inspired a new law prohibiting employers from paying teen workers less than the minimum wage.[1][2]
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[edit] Cast
- Émilie Dequenne as Rosetta
- Fabrizio Rongione as Riquet
- Anne Yernaux as The Mother
- Olivier Gourmet as The Boss
- Bernard Marbaix as The Campgrounds Manager
- Frédéric Bodson as The Head of Personnel
- Florian Delain as The Boss's Son
- Christiane Dorval as First Saleswoman
- Mireille Bailly as Second Saleswoman
- Thomas Gollas as The Mother's Boyfriend
- Leon Michaux as First Policeman (as Léon Michaux)
- Victor Marit as Second Policeman
- Colette Regibeau as Madame Riga
- Claire Tefnin as Girl in Locker Room
- Sophie Leboutte as Fired Woman
[edit] Awards
Rosetta won the Palme d'Or and the Best Actress awards at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
The Arts and Faith website ranks it at number 33 in its "Top 100 Spiritually Significant Films" list (as of December, 2006).
[edit] Quotes
Rosetta: "Tu t'appelles Rosetta... Je m'appelle Rosetta... Tu as trouvé un travail ... J'ai trouvé un travail ... Tu as trouvé un ami ... J'ai trouvé un ami ... Tu as une vie normale... J'ai une vie normale... Tu ne tomberas pas dans le trou... Je ne tomberai pas dans le trou... Bonne nuit... Bonne nuit..."
("Your name is Rosetta. My name is Rosetta. You found a job. I found a job. You've got a friend. I've got a friend. You have a normal life. I have a normal life. You won't fall in a rut. I won't fall in a rut. Good night. Good night.")
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Jonathan Rosenbaum. "True Grit". chicagoreader.com. http://www.chicagoreader.com/movies/archives/2000/0100/000114.html. Retrieved 2007-07-21.
- ^ "Rossetaplan". http://www.belgium.be/eportal/application?languageParameter=nl&pageid=contentPage&docId=2919. Retrieved 2007-07-21.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Rosetta". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/5334/year/1999.html. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
[edit] External links
- Rosetta at the Internet Movie Database
- Rosetta at the Arts & Faith Top 100 Spiritually Significant Films list
- Rosetta at rottentomatoes.com
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