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22 September 1999 (Belgium)
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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. full summary | add synopsis
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Alcoholic Mother
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Job
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Fired
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Friendship
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Betrayal
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Awards:
8 wins
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5 nominations
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(7 articles)
21 New Movies to be shown at Chicago International Film Festival
(From Scorecard Review. 19 September 2009, 11:39 AM, PDT)
Even Better Than the Real Thing: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne’s “Lorna’s Silence”
(From indieWIRE. 30 July 2009, 3:01 AM, PDT)
(From Scorecard Review. 19 September 2009, 11:39 AM, PDT)
Even Better Than the Real Thing: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne’s “Lorna’s Silence”
(From indieWIRE. 30 July 2009, 3:01 AM, PDT)
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A Subtle Masterpiece
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 | |
| Mireille Bailly | ... | Second Saleswoman | |
| Thomas Gollas | ... | The Mother's Boyfriend | |
| Leon Michaux | ... | First Policeman (as Léon Michaux) | |
| Victor Marit | ... | Second Policeman | |
| Colette Regibeau | ... | Madame Riga | |
| Claire Tefnin | ... | Girl in Locker Room | |
| Sophie Leboutte | ... | Fired Woman |
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Rated R for language.
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95 min | Colombia:92 min
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1.66 : 1 more
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Singapore:PG |
New Zealand:M |
Australia:M |
Belgium:KT |
France:U |
Germany:12 |
Norway:11 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Sweden:11 |
Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:15 |
USA:R
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Featured in "Zomergasten: (#20.3)" (2007)
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Something New
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An example of a true drama, as opposed to a melodrama (Saving Private Ryan is a popular example of a melodrama that passes itself off as a drama). It's been a few years since I've seen it, so I'm fuzzy on the names, but the finest scene in the movie occurs as Rosetta serves customers at a kind of snack food stand. She had just recently 'stole' the job from her only friend in the film. Customer after customer is served, as we wait in suspense for a certain person to arrive--the very man who's job she took. He arrives...off-screen (!), but we know exactly who it is. The camera painfully lingers on Rosetta as we beg for it to pan right, or (even better) to look away. Excellent.