Romantic drama

I Love You Rosa (1972): Cast & Plot

Name: I Love You Rosa
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1972-02-12
Duration: 1 h 17 min
Cast: Michal Bat-Adam, Levana Finkelstein, Yosef Shiloach, Avner Hizkiyahu, Moshe Tal

I Love You Rosa is a 1972 romantic drama directed by Moshé Mizrahi, starring Michal Bat-Adam as Rosa, Levana Finkelstein and Yosef Shiloach. It runs 1 hour 17 minutes.

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Released: February 12, 1972
Runtime: 1h 17m (77 min)
Director: Moshé Mizrahi
Genres: Drama , Romance
Original language: Hebrew
Studio: Noah Films
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is I Love You Rosa About?

The premise of I Love You Rosa without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

A celebrated entry at Cannes in 1972, this Israeli drama follows a poignant tradition: when a man dies childless, his unmarried brother is expected to marry the widow. The younger sibling is only twelve when his brother passes, and the community skirts the law with a legal fiction. As years unfold, the arrangement and the characters’ feelings evolve in unexpected ways.

I Love You Rosa Themes & Keywords

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Cast & crew

I Love You Rosa Cast & Characters

Michal Bat-Adam leads the cast as Rosa, with Levana Finkelstein as Jamila and Yosef Shiloach as Eli. Directed by Moshé Mizrahi; 6 actors are credited in all.

Director Moshé Mizrahi

Also Starring in I Love You Rosa

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Moshe Tal adult Nissim
Gabi Otterman young Nissim

From the director

More from Moshé Mizrahi

More films directed by Moshé Mizrahi: Nailcruncher, Every Time We Say Goodbye, I Sent a Letter to My Love and I Sent a Letter to My Love.

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Plot

I Love You Rosa Plot Summary

What happens in I Love You Rosa from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

Present Day: Nessim accompanies his grandmother Rosa to visit the grave of her husband, who died forty years ago. Rosa promises to join him at the grave soon. Shortly after, she falls seriously ill. She believes that her grandson strongly resembles her late husband, after whom he was named.

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