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Rosa la rose, fille publique

1986 · 92 min

A tender, melancholy character study that lingers on faces and feelings, letting warmth and quiet dread braid together until the last frame.

Directed by: Paul Vecchiali
Genres: Drama
Starring: Marianne Basler, Jean Sorel, Pierre Cosso

Overview: A radiant young sex worker thrives amidst the clients of Paris’s Les Halles under the protectiveness of her pimp. Her carefully balanced existence unravels when she meets a working‑class man and falls in love, forcing her to confront the emotional and social consequences of pursuing a different path.

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Directed by: Paul Vecchiali
Genres: Drama
Starring: Marianne Basler, Jean Sorel, Pierre Cosso

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
identity
freedom
class
betrayal
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	6
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Paul Vecchiali
Written by: Paul Vecchiali
Starring: Marianne Basler, Jean Sorel, Pierre Cosso, Laurent Lévy, Catherine Lachens, Evelyne Buyle, Pierre Oudrey, Heinz Schwarzinger
Music: Roland Vincent
Cinematography: Georges Strouvé, Renato Berta
Runtime: 92 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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