| Madame Rosa | |
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| Directed by | Moshé Mizrahi |
| Written by | Moshé Mizrahi |
| Produced by | Jean Bolvary |
| Starring | Simone Signoret Michal Bat-Adam Samy Ben-Youb Gabriel Jabbour Geneviève Fontanel |
| Cinematography | Néstor Almendros |
| Edited by | Sophie Coussein |
| Music by | Dabket Loubna Philippe Sarde |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. (through Warner-Columbia Film) |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $2.6 million[1] |
Madame Rosa (French: La vie devant soi) is a 1977 French drama film directed by Moshé Mizrahi, adapted from the 1975 novel The Life Before Us by Romain Gary. It stars Simone Signoret and Samy Ben-Youb, and tells the story of an elderly Jewish woman and former prostitute in Paris who cares for a number of children, including an adolescent Algerian boy. The film required a transformation in Signoret's appearance as Madame Rosa.
The film was viewed in context of Arab–Israeli conflicts, and received positive reviews. It won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, while Signoret won the César Award for Best Actress for her performance.
- ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 302. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada