Originally making its world-premiere at the 2021 Locarno Film Festival, Aurélie Saada’s debut feature film Rose won the festival’s Variety Piazza Grande Award. The film follows an elderly widow as she tries to discover herself after her husband’s death with the help of her children.
Rose stars Françoise Fabian (My Night at Maud’s, Belle de Jour, Love in the Afternoon), Aure Atika (The Beat That My Heart Skipped), and Grégory Montel (Call My Agent!)
Release Date
Directed by Aurélie Saada, Rose opens in select US theaters on January 24, 2025.
Synopsis
When Rose, 78, loses her husband, her grief inspires her to live as fully as possible. Her children disapprove, forcing them all to confront what it means to redefine oneself later in life.
Reviews
Sarah Williams from In Review Online praised the film in a review, writing, “Saada writes from a place of admiration towards the women in her own family, and it is this ancestral warmth that celebrates aging as opposed to pitying it.”
Nora Lee Mandel in a Maven’s Nest review gave the film a score of 7/10, writing, “Saada’s lovely, lively first film warmly reflects her parents’ Tunisian roots and her love of music from Yiddish and Maghreb cultures. Audience will cheer Fabian’s progress.”
Official Trailer
Watch the official trailer for Rose.
Theater Listings
New York
The Quad Cinema – 34 W 13th Street
Los Angeles
Laemmle Royal – 11523 Santa Monica Boulevard
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