Rosetta (1999)

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7.4	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Luc Dardenne

Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Starring (View all)

Émilie Dequenne
Rosetta

Fabrizio Rongione
Riquet

Anne Yernaux
The Mother

Olivier Gourmet
The Boss

Bernard Marbaix
The Campgrounds Manager

Frédéric Bodson
The Head of Personnel

Florian Delain
The Boss's Son

Christiane Dorval
First Saleswoman

Written by

Jean-Pierre Dardenne
writer

Luc Dardenne
writer

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An average movie

11 years, 7 months ago at Feb 16 10:57

johanlefourbe

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By now, I have seen most of the movies directed by the Dardenne Brothers and I have been a big fan of their work for a very long time but, to be honest, it wasn't really love at first sight with them. In the mid-90’s, they finally broke through the international scene with this movie. Indeed, it was a big critical success, they even won the prestigious Golden Palm at the Cannes film festival ... read more

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12 years, 1 month ago at Aug 20 16:39

Kenji

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“The heart that is low now will be at the full tomorrow” (R.S.Thomas)

The award of the 1999 Cannes Palme d’Or to Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne’s “Rosetta” met with general surprise and confusion. Screened at the very end of competition, the film had slipped through a crowd of acclaimed rivals, unheralded and largely unnoticed.

Reminiscent of Bresson’s “Mouc... read more

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Young and impulsive Rosetta lives with her alcoholic mother and, moved by despair, she will do anything to maintain a job.

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"FORMAT: 35mm CONDITION: ★★★★ NOTES: Shown as part of Curzon Film 50, a print in very neat condition with seamless playback and clean subtitles. DATE: September 26th 2026 CINEMA: Curzon LOCATION: Soho"

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