Rosetta

At night before she goes to sleep, Rosetta has this conversation with herself:“Your name is Rosetta. My name is Rosetta.You found a job. I found a job.You’ve got a friend. I’ve got a friend. You have a normal life. I have a normal life. You won’t fall in the trap. I won’t fall in the trap. Good night. Good night.”This is a young woman determined to find a job at all costs. She is escaping from the world of her alcoholic mother, a tramp who lives in a ramshackle trailer and runs away near the beginning of the story, leaving her daughter to fend for herself. Rosetta sees an abyss yawning beneath her and will go to any lengths to avoid it. Rosetta is obsessed by the fear of disappearing, by the shame of not belonging. She wants a normal life, with them, among them.
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Script: Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
Cinematography: Alain Marcoen
Editing: Marie-Helene Dozo
Sound: Jean-Pierre Duret
Music: Jean-Pierre Cocco
Actors: Emilie Dequenne (Rosetta), Olivier Gourmet (boss), Fabrizio Rongione (Riquet), Anne Vernaux (mother)
Production: Les Films du Fleuve
Producers: Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne, Michele & Laurent Petin
Co-production: RTBF, Samsa Film, Touza Productions
Costumes: Monic Parelle
Production Design: Veronique Marit
Sets: Igor Gabriel
Format: 35mm Color
Production Country: Belgium-France
Production Year: 1999
Duration: 91
Contact: ARP Selection, FranceT. +33 1 5669 2600F. +33 1 4563 8337e.crc@arpselection.comwww.arpselection.com

Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Luc Dardenne

Jean-Pierre Dardenne was born in Engis, Belgium in April 1951. Luc Dardenne was born in Awirs, Belgium in March 1954. In 1975, they founded the production company Derives which has since produced some sixty documentaries, including their own. They first came to international attention in the mid-1990s with The Promise. They won their first major international film prize when Rosetta won the Palme d’Or at the 1999 Cannes IFF. All their films since have played at the Cannes main competition and won one of the major prizes. In 1994, they founded the production company "Les Films du Fleuve".

Filmography

1978 The Song of the Nightingale/Le chant du rossignol (doc.)
1979 When Leon M.’s Boat Sailed down the Meuse for the First Time/Lorsque le bateau de Leon M. descendit la Meuse pour la premiere fois (doc.)
1980 For theWar to End, theWalls Had to Fall/Pour que la guerre s’acheve, les murs devaient s’ecrouler (doc.)
1981 R…doesn’t Answer Anymore/R…ne repond plus (doc.)
1982 Lessons of a Flying University/Lecons d’une universite volante (doc.)
1983 Look at Jonathan. Jonathan receives a “lesson” /Regard Jonathan/Jean Louvet, son oeuvre (doc.)
1986 Falsch
1987 TheWorld’s Racing/Il Court, il court le monde (short)
1992 You’re on My Mind/Je Pense a vous
1996 The Promise /La Promesse
1999 Rosetta
2002 The Son /Le Fils
2005 The Child /L’Enfant
2007 Darkness /Dans l’Obscurite (short)
2008 Lorna’s Silence/Le Silence de Lorna