Rosetta (1999)
| Release Date | 23 May 1999 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country | FranceBelgium |
| Filming Locations | Belgium |
| Language | French |
| Sound Mix | Dolby SR |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Coming-of-Age, Psychological Drama |
| Mood | Abandon All Hope |
| Themes | Down on Their Luck, Kids in Trouble, Mothers and Daughters |
| Tones | Austere, Bleak, Grim, Visceral, Claustrophobic, Drab |
| Tags | Aimlessness, Disenfranchized, Employment, Friendship, Indifference, Labor Issues, Loyalty, Mother, Poverty, Teenagers, Trailer Park |
Rosetta is a 1999 French-Belgian film written and directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne. It is about a seventeen year old girl (played by Émilie Dequenne) who lives in a trailer park with her alcoholic mother. Trying to survive and to escape her situation, she attempts to find and hold a job that will allow her to move out of the caravan and away from her mother.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Anne Yernaux
The Mother
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
Victor Marit
Second Policeman
Colette Regibeau
Madame Riga
Claire Tefnin
Girl in Locker Room
Sophie Leboutte
Fired Woman
Gaetano Ventura
Store Manager
Christian Neys
First Paramedic
Valentin Traversi
Second Paramedic
Jean-Francois Noville
Hospital Worker
Director
Jean-Pierre Dardenne
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Luc Dardenne
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Producer
Jean-Pierre Dardenne
writer, producer
Luc Dardenne
producer, writer
Laurent Pétin
producer
Michèle Pétin
producer
Arlette Zylberberg
associate producer
Original Music
Jean-Pierre Cocco
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Cinematographer
Alain Marcoen
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Editor
Marie-Hélène Dozo
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Production Designer
Igor Gabriel
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Costume Designer
Monic Parelle
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Makeup Department
Tina Kopecka
key makeup artist
Production Manager
Philippe Groff
unit production manager
Véronique Marit
production manager
Patrick Millet
production manager: France
Philippe Toussaint
unit manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bernard Garant
assistant director
Jean-François Tefnin
assistant director
Sound Department
Benoît De Clerck
boom operator, sound editor
Jean-Pierre Duret
sound engineer
Thomas Gauder
sound mixer
Philippe van Leer
foley artist
Griet Van Reeth
boom operator
Camera and Electrical Department
Jean Christophe Delinaoumis
assistant camera
Benoît Dervaux
camera operator
Amaury Duquenne
second assistant camera
Jean-François Hensgens
focus puller
Music Department
Marc Descamps
musician
Michel Leclercq
musician
René Stock
musician
Rhonny Ventat
musician
Other Crew
Philippe Groff
location manager
Leon Michaux
script consultant
Marika Piedboeuf
script supervisor
Production Company
ARP Sélection
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Canal+
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Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC)
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Centre de Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Communauté Française de Belgique
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La Laterne Nationale
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La Regie Wallone
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Les Films du Fleuve
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October Films
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Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF)
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Distributor
ARP Sélection
Arthaus
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Artificial Eye
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Atalanta Filmes
Bitters End
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Keyfilms Roma
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USA Films
Zeta Films
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