Hot Sale Rosetta (#621)

The Belgian filmmaking team of brothers Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne turned heads withRosetta,an intense vrit drama that closely follows a poor young woman struggling to hold on to a job to support herself and her alcoholic mother. Its a swift and simple tale made revelatory by the raw, empathetic way in which the directors render Rosettas desperation, keeping the camera nearly perched on her shoulder throughout. Many have copied the Dardennes style, but few have equaled it. This ferocious film won big at Cannes, earning the Palme dOr for the filmmakers and the best actress prize for the indomitable milie Dequenne.

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Film Info

• Belgium
• 1999
• 93 minutes
• Color
• 1.66:1
• French
• Spine #621

DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Alain Marcoen, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
• Conversation between film critic Scott Foundas and filmmakers Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne
• New interview piece featuring actors milie Dequenne and Olivier Gourmet
• Trailer
• New English subtitle translation
• PLUS: A new essay by film critic Kent Jones

  New cover by Eric Skillman