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Rosetta / La Promesse (2 disc)

 
  Produced, Written and Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne

Belgium-France 1999-1996 / Drama / Coming-of-Age / Psychological / 90+90 min / Color / Dolby 2.0 / 1.85:1  Widescreen Anamorphic / PAL /  In French  with Optional English Subtitles
Christiane Dorval, Bernard Marbaix, Fabrizio Rongione, Jeremie Renier, Thomas Gollas, Florian Delain, Olivier Gourmet, Emilie Dequenne, Assita Ouedraogo, Mirelle Bailly, Frederic Bodson, Anne Yernaux, Rasmane Ouedraogo, Hachemi Haddad, Sophie Leboutte

Rosetta
Winner of the 1999 Palme D'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and widely hailed as a masterpiece, Rosetta is an extraordinary portrait of a resourceful teenage girl struggling to find her way in a tough world. Written and directed with great skill by writer/director brothers Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne, the film stars newcomer Emilie Dequenne, who won the Cannes Best Actress award for her outstanding realisation of the title role.


La Promesse
Made three years earlier, La Promesse is the story of fifteen year old Igor, who helps his small time crook father run a scam illegally employing immigrants on building sites. But when one of the workers is fatally injured, Igor promises to look after the man's wife and child - a promise that changes Igor's life forever...
 
       

Bonus Features:Interview with Luc & Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Cannes award ceremony footage, Theatrical trailer, Stills gallery, Director biographies and filmographies, Cast biographies.