Rosetta

"254: Rosetta with Mike Natale & Tom Lorenzo" is the 345th overall episode of *Podcast Like It's 1999* covering the films, television and pop culture of 1999, hosted by Phil Iscove and Kenny Neibart. The episode was released on December 1, 2022.

## Description

"This week on Podcast Like It’s…1999, Mike Natale and Tom Lorenzo join us to talk about Rosetta!

A Belgian/French film about a teenager living with her alcoholic mother, we talk about niche film critic circles, and our thoughts on 1999’s Cannes Film Festival."

## Kenny's Intro

"Hello, and welcome to Podcast Like It’s 1999, **a** podcast where we talk about the films of 1999, **from a waffle stand** here in 2022."

## Historical Information

"Belgian 17-year-old Rosetta (Émilie Dequenne) lives in a dilapidated trailer that has no running water, with only her indigent and alcoholic mother (Anne Yernaux) for company. After losing her job at a food processing plant, the teen struggles to find work in a bid to avoid falling into the same traps as her mother, but is rebuffed at every turn. Only Riquet (Fabrizio Rongione), who works at a nearby waffle stand, seems to care for Rosetta, but even that budding friendship has a price."

*Rosetta* was released on 11/5/1999 in New York after unanimously winning the Palme d'Or and the Best Actress awards at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. It made $266K on an unknown budget. It has 90% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and 83% from audiences. Ebert gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars.

## Ratings

**Rosetta**
 **Phil** | N/A
 **Mike** | 80
 **Tom** | N/A

## Movies/TV Mentioned

Pulp Fiction, Parasite, Titane, All About My Mother, Cradle Will Rock, Felicia's Journey, Ghost Dog, Limbo, The Straight Story, Ratcatcher, The Winslow Boy, Dogma, EdTV, Entrapment, An Ideal Husband, The Limey, Elvis, God of Love, The Lost Daughter, Pearl, Tár, All That Jazz, Kagemusha, Paris, Texas, Sex, Lies and Videotape, Wild at Heart, Barton Fink, Dancer in the Dark, The Man Who Wasn't There, Mulholland Drive, The Pianist, Elephant, Tree of Life, Fahrenheit 9/11, The Square, Shoplifters, Blue is the Warmest Color, Adventureland, Oldboy, Transformers, Daddy's Home, Big Daddy, Green Book, Crash, Underground, Two Days, One Night, House on Haunted Hill, Max Payne, W., Sudden Death, Grumpier Old Men, Nixon, Good Night and Good Luck, Big Momma's House 2, Alien: Resurrection, Ransom, Scream 2, 10 Things I Hate About You, Humanité, Pokemon, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, L'Enfant, La Promesse, Young Ahmed, Diane, Nomadland, The Bourne Ultimatum, Cloverfield, The Thomas Crown Affair, Slumdog Millionaire, Weekend at Bernie's, Halloween Ends, George Washington, All the Real Girls, Cassavetes movies, Bicycle Thieves, Rome, Open City, Nights of Cabiria, Sweet Charity, Magnolia, 400 Blows, Gone with the Wind, Good Time, Uncut Gems, My Favorite Martian, Moloch, Russian Ark, La Petite Vendeuse de Soleil, Touki Bouki, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Dog Star Man, Mothlight, Heat Vision & Jack, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon, The Shining, Full Metal Jacket, Black Panther, Top Gun: Maverick, I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang, High Noon, Top Hat, Sunset Boulevard, All About Eve, Babe: Pig in the City

## References

1. ↑ Box Office Mojo. Rosetta. BoxOfficeMojo.com. Retrieved on December 1, 2022.
2. ↑ Rotten Tomatoes. Rosetta. RottenTomatoes.com. Retrieved on December 1, 2022.
3. ↑ Roger Ebert. Rosetta. RogerEbert.com. Retrieved on December 1, 2022.