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Madame Rosa (French: La Vie devant soi) is a 1977 French film adaptation of the novel The Life Before Us (1975; French: La vie devant soi), authored by Romain Gary under the pseudonym of Émile Ajar. Through his double identity, Gary, who had already received the Prix Goncourt in 1956 for Les Racines du ciel, received it again, in 1975 for La vie devant soi, becoming the first writer to be twice attributed the highly coveted award. The film adaptation was directed by Moshé Mizrahi and produced by Daniel Pomerantz.
Original Release
11/02/1977
US Release
03/19/1978
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Simone Signoret | Madame Rosa |
| Michal Bat-Adam | Nadine |
| Samy Ben-Youb | Momo |
| Gabriel Jabbour | M. Hamil / Monsieur Hamil |
| Geneviève Fontanel | Maryse |
| Bernard Lajarrige | Louis Charmette - un retraité SNCF |
| Mohamed Zinet | Kadir Youssef |
| Elio Bencoil | Moïse |
| Stella Annicette | Madame Lola |
| El Kebir | Mimoun |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Simone Signoret | Madame Rosa |
| Michal Bat-Adam | Nadine |
| Samy Ben-Youb | Momo |
| Gabriel Jabbour | M. Hamil / Monsieur Hamil |
| Geneviève Fontanel | Maryse |
| Bernard Lajarrige | Louis Charmette - un retraité SNCF |
| Mohamed Zinet | Kadir Youssef |
| Elio Bencoil | Moïse |
| Stella Annicette | Madame Lola |
| El Kebir | Mimoun |
| Ibrahim Seck | N'Da Ameder |
| Math Samba | Walloumba |
| Claude Dauphin | Le docteur Katz |
| Theo Legitimus | Monsieur Boro |
| Nadia Samir | |
| Elisabeth Margoni | |
| Rénata | (as Renata) |
| Jacqueline Rouillard | |
| Ghazy Younès | |
| Fabien Belhassen |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Ralph Baum | Executive Producer |
| Jean Bolvary | Producer |
| Raymond Danon | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1978 | Oscar | Best Foreign Language Film | Won |
| 1978 | Golden Globe | Best Foreign Film | Nominated |
