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Rosetta
Rosetta was the surprise winner of the Golden Palm for Best Film at the 1999 Cannes
Festival. A stark, realist drama about a young woman's search for work in a depressed part of
Belgium, it shows the strong influence of the late Robert Bresson in its pared-down style
(attention needs to be paid, as the film doesn't spell things out unnecessarily) making much
use of handheld cameras, and use of non-professional actors. Emilie Dequenne had never acted
before, but you won't forget her performance here, which won her the Best Actress prize at
Cannes. Rosetta is an almost wild, stubborn and imperturbable figure, who persists in her
quest, to make a 'normal life' for herself, despite considerable adversity. Her journey is a
sad one, but not a hopeless one.
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