''Rosa la rose, fille publique'' is a

French film The cinema of France comprises the film industry and its film productions, whether made within the nation of France or by French film production companies abroad. It is the oldest and largest precursor of national cinemas in Europe, with prima ...

Paul Vecchiali Paul Vecchiali (28 April 1930 – 18 January 2023) was a French filmmaker and author. Biography Vecchiali was born in Ajaccio, Corsica, France. He spent his childhood in Toulon. His family, suspected of collaboration, preferred to leave this cit ...

, released in 1985.

Synopsis

Rosa is a 20 year old prostitute, the beauty of

Les Halles Les Halles (; 'The Halls') was Paris' central fresh food market. It last operated on 12 January 1973 and was replaced by an underground shopping centre and a park. The unpopular modernist development was demolished yet again in 2010, and replac ...

. She is healthy and radiant and does not refuse any fantasy. Men jostle for a pass with her. Her relationship with her pimp is upended when she falls in love with a laborer after meeting at a banquet. She ponders starting a new life with him, but there are consequences.

Cast

Marianne Basler Marianne Basler (born 9 March 1964) is a French actress. She has appeared in more than eighty films since 1980. Selected filmography References External links * 1964 births Living people French film actresses Actresses from Bru ...

: Rosa *

Jean Sorel Jean Bernard Antoine de Chieusses de Combaud de Roquebrune (born 25 September 1934), known professionally as Jean Sorel (), is a French actor. He was a leading man of European cinema during the 1960s and '70s, with a screen persona that often d ...

: Gilbert * Pierre Cosso: Julien *

Laurent Lévy Laurent may refer to: *Laurent (name), a French masculine given name and a surname **Saint Laurence (aka: Saint ''Laurent''), the martyr Laurent **Pierre Alphonse Laurent, mathematician **Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent, amateur astronomer, discoverer ...

: Laurent *

Catherine Lachens Catherine Lachens (2 September 1945 – 27 September 2023) was a French actress. She died on 27 September 2023, at the age of 78. Filmography Film * 1972: ' de Jean-Michel Barjol : une participante * 1973: ''L'Histoire très bonne et très ...

: « Quarante » *

Evelyne Buyle Evelyn may refer to: Places Australia * Evelyn County, New South Wales, a cadastral division * Electoral district of Evelyn, an electoral district in Victoria * Evelyn, Queensland, a locality in the Tablelands Region Canada * Evelyn, Ont ...

: « Trente-cinq » * Pierre Oudrey : Paulo *

Heinz Schwarzinger The Kraft Heinz Foods Company, formerly the H. J. Heinz Company and commonly known as Heinz (), is an American food processing company headquartered at One PPG Place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The company was founded by Henry J. Heinz in 1869 ...

: le mataf * Régine Benedetti : Yvette * Jean-Louis Rolland : Pierrot * Jean Bollery : Dédé * Pascal Guiomar : le serveur * René Joly : l'accordéonniste *

Stéphane Jobert Stéphane is a French given name an equivalent of Stephen/Steven. The word derives from the Greek word "''στεφάνι''" (stefáni) n (plural στεφάνια), meaning wreath, garland (of flowers), and the verb "στέφω" (stéfo), meaning "t ...

: Jules * Daniel Briquet : le légionnaire *

Michel Valette Michel Valette (born 14 June 1928 in Colmar, France - 14 March 2016) was a cabaret performer, actor, composer, cartoonist and writer. In 1954, he created the cabaret ''La Colombe (cabaret), La Colombe'' in Paris in the ''Île de la Cité'', and ove ...

: l'homme bonheur *

Jacques Nolot Jacques Nolot (; born 31 August 1943) is a French actor, screenwriter and film director. Life and career Jacques Nolot was born on 31 August 1943, Marciac, Gers, a small village in Southwest France. A fragile child, Nolot was doted upon by his ...

: Alex * Noël Simsolo : Jeannot * Pierre Villaret et Mathieu Rivolier : les hommes * Claude Hernin-Hilbaut : l'infirmière * Louis-Michel Colla : le patron du café * Patrick Fierry : un client *

Marie-Claude Treilhou Marie-Claude is a feminine French given name. Notable people with the name include: *Marie-Claude Arnaud, French mathematician * Marie-Claude Asselin, Canadian freestyle skier *Marie-Claude Audet (born 1962), Canadian cyclist * Marie-Claude Beaud ( ...

: « France Profonde »

Awards and nominations

For her role in the film, Marianne Basler was nominated for the

César Award for Most Promising Actress Cesar or César may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''César'' (film), a 1936 French romantic drama * ''César'' (play), a play by Marcel Pagnolt Places * Cesar, Portugal * Cesar Department, Colombia * Cesar River, in Colombia * Cesar ...

at the

12th César Awards The 12th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1986 and took place on 7 March 1987 at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Sean Connery ...

References

External links

* * 1985 drama films 1985 films French drama films Films directed by Paul Vecchiali 1980s French films {{1980s-France-film-stub