Madame Rosa (La Vie devant soi) (1977) is a French film directed by Moshé Mizrahi. It stars Simone Signoret as Madame Rosa, a retired Jewish prostitute and an Auschwitz survivor. The story of the film was adapted from a novel of the same name written by Romain Gary under the pseudonym Émile Ajar. See also: 1976 in film 1977 1978 in film 1970s in film years in film film // Events In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway and Beatrice Straight win Best Actor and Actress and Supporting Actress awards for Network. ... Simone Signoret Simone Signoret (March 25, 1921 - September 30, 1985), was a French actress. ... The word Jew (Hebrew: יהודי transliterated: Yehudi) is used in many ways but generally refers to a follower of Judaism, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity; and often a combination of these attributes. ... Auschwitz, in English, commonly refers to the Auschwitz concentration camp complex built near the town of Oświęcim, by Nazi Germany during World War II. Rarely, it may refer to the Polish town of Oświęcim (called by the Germans Auschwitz) itself. ... Romain Gary (May 8, 1914–December 2, 1980) was a novelist, film director, World War II pilot, and diplomat. ...

The film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film of 1977. // As a Special Award 1947 Shoeshine (Sciuscià) (Italy) - Societa Co-operativa Alfa Cinematografica - Paolo William Tamburella producer - Vittorio De Sica director 1948 Monsieur Vincent (France) - E. D. I. C., Union Général Cinématographique - George de la Grandiere producer - Maurice Cloche director 1949 The Bicycle Thief (Ladri di biciclette...

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