Rosetta

1h 35m 1999

Brief Synopsis

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Rosetta is a 17-year-old Italian girl who lives in a trailer park on the outskirts of the Belgian town of Seraing. Drowning in poverty and neglect, she is driven by a need that quickly becomes her singular obsession: securing a steady job and a normal life, but her single-mindedness may lead her to

Cast & Crew

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Luc Dardenne

Director

+milie Dequenne

Rosetta

Fabrizio Rongione

Riquet

Anne Yernaux

Rosetta'S Mother

Olivier Gourmet

The Boss

Bernard Marbaix

Campgrounds Manager

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Arp; Arp; Belgacom; Centre Du Cinema Et De L'Audiovisuel; Centre National Du Cinema; Chubb Insurance Company Of Europe; City Workers of Liege; Eastman Kodak; Eclair Group; Les Films Du Fleuve; Lvt; Region Wallonne; Rtbf; StudioCanal; Teledistributeurs Wallons; Zeta Films (Argentina)
Distribution Company
October Films/USA Films; A-Film Distribution; Arp; Curzon Artificial Eye; Eurocine; Key Films; October Films; Peripher Filmverleih; Usa Films; Usa Home Entertainment; Vertigo Films (Spain); Xenix Filmdistribution

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 35m

Synopsis

Rosetta is a 17-year-old Italian girl who lives in a trailer park on the outskirts of the Belgian town of Seraing. Drowning in poverty and neglect, she is driven by a need that quickly becomes her singular obsession: securing a steady job and a normal life, but her single-mindedness may lead her to make a choice that she may not be prepared to accept.

Directors

Luc Dardenne

Director

Jean-pierre Dardenne

Director

Cast

+milie Dequenne

Rosetta

Fabrizio Rongione

Riquet

Anne Yernaux

Rosetta'S Mother

Olivier Gourmet

The Boss

Bernard Marbaix

Campgrounds Manager

Frederic Bodson

Head Of Personnel

Florian Delain

Boss' Son

Christiane Dorval

Saleswoman No 1

Mireille Bailly

Saleswoman No 2

Thomas Gollas

The Mother'S Boyfriend

Leon Michaux

Policeman No 1

Victor Marit

Policeman No 2

Colette Regibeau

Madame Riga

Claire Tefnin

Girl In Locker Room

Sophia Leboutte

Fired Woman

Gaetano Ventura

Store Manager

Christian Neys

Paramedic No 1

Valentin Traversi

Paramedic No 2

Jean-francois Noville

Hospital Worker

Crew

Didier Berens

1st Assistant Art Director

Julie Brenta

Sound Editing

Olivier Bronckart

Other

Alain Castagnier

Laboratory Servcies (Eclair)

Olivier Chiavassa

Laboratory Servcies (Eclair)

Jean-marie Cloes

Special Thanks (General De Banque)

Jean-pierre Cocco

Original Music

Jean-pierre Cocco

Song ("Something New")

Michel Compere

Special Thanks

Jean-pierre Dardenne

Producer

Jean-pierre Dardenne

Screenwriter

Luc Dardenne

Screenwriter

Luc Dardenne

Producer

Maryanne De Backer

Other

Benoit De Clerck

Sound Assistant

Benoit De Clerck

Sound Editing

Sebastien Debeer

Laboratory Services (Meuter-Titra)

Stephane Deguercy

Other

Jean- Maurice Dehoussse

Special Thanks (Burgmeister Of Liege)

Jean-christophe Delinaoumis

2nd Assistant Camera

Patrick Demayer

Special Thanks

Benoit Dervaux

Camera Operator

Marc Descamps

Musician

R Deveus

Special Thanks (Hairdresser/The Youpy Store)

Marie-hélène Dozo

Editor

Amaury Duquenne

2nd Assistant Camera

Jean-pierre Duret

Sound

Rudiger Florke

Line Producer

Charles Focan

Special Thanks

Jean-paul Francois

Special Thanks

Anne-julie Frankignoul

Editing Assistant

Igor Gabriel

Set Designer

Igor Gabriel

Art Director

Mirko Gambron

Production Assistant

Bernard Garaut

Assistant Director

Thomas Gauder

Sound Mixer

Philippe Groff

Production Supervisor

Michele Halberstadt

Translation

Dr. Gary Hartstein

Special Thanks

Dr. Micheels Hartstein

Special Thanks

Jean-francois Hensgens

1st Assistant Camera

Philippe Hermans

Special Thanks

Didier Hoarau

General Production (France)

Nathalie Horion

On-Set Assistant

Nathalie Jacobs

Editing Apprentice

Annie-france Kaempf

Other

Annie-france Kaempf

Other

Tina Kopecka

Makeup

Rachel Lamisse

Editing Assistant

Frederique Larmagnac

Production Assistant (Rtbf/Belgian Television)

Michele Leclercq

Musician

Monsieur Leheureux

Special Thanks

Victor Leonard

Special Thanks

Alain Marcoen

Director Of Photography

Veronique Marit

Line Producer

Fabien Marnette

Other

Leon Michaux

Screenplay Consultant

Monsieur Milberts

Special Thanks

Patrick Millet

Production Director (France)

Francis Mousny

Production Manager

Francis Mousny

Manager

Aurelie Muller

Sound Editing

Genevieve Otte

Props

Wolfgang Paquay

Electrician (Rtbf Liege)

Yvan Paque

Special Thanks (Hairdresser/The Youpy Store)

Monic Parelle

Costume Designer

Laurent Petin

Producer

Michele Petin

Producer

Francois Petit

Line Producer'S Apprentice

Marika Piedboeuf

Continuity

Luc Plantier

Sound Editing

Christine Plenus

Set Photographer

Pierre Reali

Negative Cutter (Eclair)

Jocelyne Ries

Negative Cutter

Paul Rouschop

Other

Norbert Schoonjans

Laboratory Services (Meuter-Titra)

Rene Stock

Musician

Jean-francois Tefnin

2nd Assistant Director

Philippe Toussaint

Production Supervisor

Marie Tremege

Other

Francis Tyssaen

Production Assistant

Philippe Van Leer

Sound Effects

Griet Van Reeth

Sound Assistant

Jacques Vandebosch

Special Thanks (Burgmeister Of Seraing)

Ronny Venta

Musician

Vinca Vermesse

Grip (France)

Roger Vervoenen

Negative Cutter (Meuter-Titra)

Sebastien Viot

Editing Apprentice

Eric Waldman

Chief Electrician

Nathalie Weiss

Continuity (France)

Sabine Zappitelli

2nd Assistant Costumes

Emmanuelle Zune

Costumes Assistant

Arlette Zylberberg

Producer

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Arp; Arp; Belgacom; Centre Du Cinema Et De L'Audiovisuel; Centre National Du Cinema; Chubb Insurance Company Of Europe; City Workers of Liege; Eastman Kodak; Eclair Group; Les Films Du Fleuve; Lvt; Region Wallonne; Rtbf; StudioCanal; Teledistributeurs Wallons; Zeta Films (Argentina)
Distribution Company
October Films/USA Films; A-Film Distribution; Arp; Curzon Artificial Eye; Eurocine; Key Films; October Films; Peripher Filmverleih; Usa Films; Usa Home Entertainment; Vertigo Films (Spain); Xenix Filmdistribution

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 35m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Limited Release in United States December 10, 1999

Released in United States on Video July 18, 2000

Released in United States 1999 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 24 - October 10, 1999.)

Released in United States 2000 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 26 - February 6, 2000.)

Released in United States July 2000 (Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival July 5-15, 2000.)

Winner of the Palme d'Or and Best Actress (Emilie Dequenne) awards at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.

Released in United States Fall November 5, 1999

Released in United States November 26, 1999

Limited Release in United States December 10, 1999

Released in United States on Video July 18, 2000

Released in United States 1999

Released in United States 2000

Released in United States July 2000

Shown at New York Film Festival September 24 - October 10, 1999.

Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 26 - February 6, 2000.

Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival July 5-15, 2000.

Released in United States Fall November 5, 1999

Released in United States November 26, 1999 (Nuart; Los Angeles)

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