
The first scene, like almost all others, is a fighting scene. A girl, about 18, is sacked from her factory work because her trial period is over. The girl, Rosetta, is quite upset and the cops will have to arrive to get her out. She has her reasons: she lives in a caravan, with her alcoholic mother. She goes looking for work as some go to the war. Treasons, murders are in her mind, if not in her acts.... (Full plot summary below)
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The first scene, like almost all others, is a fighting scene. A girl, about 18, is sacked from her factory work because her trial period is over. The girl, Rosetta, is quite upset and the cops will have to arrive to get her out. She has her reasons: she lives in a caravan, with her alcoholic mother. She goes looking for work as some go to the war. Treasons, murders are in her mind, if not in her acts.
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| Q Network Film DeskJames Kendricka small miracle of a film, one that accomplishes so much with seemingly so little and feels all of a piece, not a moment wasted or misused |
| Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumRosetta is a character of raw pride in a film of lingering power. |
| Cinematic ReflectionsDerek Smith'An unflinching portrait of the dehumanizing effects of being forced to live hand-to-mouth with no real hope of escaping.' |
| Slant MagazineRob HumanickThere's something genuinely religious in Rosetta's stark portrayal of unyielding resurrection. |
| Boston GlobeJay CarrThe bleakness of Rosetta will not be for all, but it's one of the best films of the year. |
| Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumYou feel it in your nervous system before you get a chance to reflect on its meaning. |
| Movie MetropolisChristopher LongRosetta (is) a perpetual motion machine constantly racing away from a lens that will always catch up to her. |
| Mr. ShowbizRichard JamesonThe final reel of Rosetta is like nothing else ever filmed, and it would be wrong to describe it. |
| New York Daily NewsJami BernardAn immensely uplifting movie whose final, unforgettable frames come as close as anything to answering the big questions about why we bother in a dog-eat-dog world. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe film has an odd subterranean power. It doesn't strive for our sympathy or make any effort to portray Rosetta as colorful, winning or sympathetic. |