The Palme d'Or that almost wasn't — here's how chaos became cinema history.
Thirty-eighth documentary in the "Un film et son époque" series. It retraces the genesis, shooting and unexpected success of "Rosetta", a film by Belgian filmmakers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. Palme d'Or winner in 1999, "Rosetta" recounts the daily struggle of a young girl, played by Emilie Dequenne, who lives in a caravan with her alcoholic and depressive mother, struggling from one odd job to the next. All she wants is a normal life.
Direction
Dardenne brothers' obsessive handheld aesthetic explained.
Acting
Dequenne's raw casting story — discovered, not trained.
Director
Auberi Edler
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The famous 'Rosetta Law' — Belgium's 1999 unemployment reform — was literally named after this film. Political impact through cinema.
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