Rosa la rose, fille publique (1986)
Directed by Paul Vecchiali

Drama

Film Synopsis

Rosa, a prostitute, lives in the busy Halles district of Paris. Young and lively, willing to indulge any fantasy, she has no shortage of clients. Today she is 20, and Gilbert, her pimp, has organised a banquet in her honour. This is how she comes to meet Julien, a handsome young worker. It is love at first sight, for both of them. But the flame of true love is hard to ignite in this milieu, and even harder to keep alight...

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Film Credits

Director: Paul Vecchiali
Script: Paul Vecchiali
Cinematographer: Renato Berta, Georges Strouvé
Music: Roland Vincent
Cast: Marianne Basler (Rosa), Jean Sorel (Gilbert), Pierre Cosso (Julien), Laurent Lévy (Laurent), Catherine Lachens (Quarante), Evelyne Buyle (Trente-Cinq), Pierre Oudrey (Paulo), Heinz Schwarzinger (Le Mataf), Régine Benedetti (Yvette), Jean-Louis Rolland (Pierrot), Jean Bollery (Dédé), Pascal Guiomar (Le serveur), René Joly (L'accordéoniste), Stéphane Jobert (Jules), Daniel Briquet (Le légionnaire), Michel Valette (L'homme bonheur), Jacques Nolot (Alex), Noël Simsolo (Jeannot), Pierre Villaret (Le premier homme), Mathieu Rivollier (Le deuxième homme)
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 92 min

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