ROSETTA (THE CRITERION COLLECTION)

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• Release Year: 1999
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: The Belgian filmmaking team of brothers Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne turned heads with Rosetta, an intense vérité drama that closely follows a poor young woman struggling to hold on to a job to support herself and her alcoholic mother. It’s a swift and simple tale made revelatory by the raw, empathetic way in which the directors render Rosetta’s desperation, keeping the camera nearly perched on her shoulder throughout. Many have copied the Dardennes’ style, but few have equaled it. This ferocious film won big at Cannes, earning the Palme d’Or for the filmmakers and the best actress prize for the indomitable Émilie Dequenne.
• Cast: Émilie Dequenne, Fabrizio Rongione, Anne Yernaux, Olivier Gourmet, Bernard Marbaix, Frédéric Bodson, Florian Delain, Christiane Dorval, Mireille Bailly, Thomas Gollas, Leon Michaux, Victor Marit, Colette Regibeau, Claire Tefnin, Sophie Leboutte, Gaetano Ventura, Christian Neys, Valentin Traversi, Jean-Francois Noville, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
• Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne
• Runtime: 1:35
• Company: ARP Sélection, Canal+, Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC), Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, La Regie Wallone, Les Films du Fleuve, October Films, Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF), Samsa Film, Touza Productions, The Criterion Collection
• Media Format: Movie