JFF Breakfast Book Club: Madame Rosa
PG
a Harrisburg Jewish Film Festival Monthly Event
Breakfast Nosh Served at 9:00am
Movie begins at 10:00am, followed by an post-show talkback
Auschwitz survivor and retired prostitute Madame Rosa (Simone Signoret) has become a caretaker for the children of other prostitutes. With her physical and mental health declining, Rosa begins returning her charges to their parents' care. However, she has grown attached to the only unclaimed child, Momo (Samy Ben Youb), a 14-year-old Arab boy whose parents disappeared years ago. Still tormented by memories of the Holocaust, Rosa becomes increasingly convinced the Gestapo is coming for her.
Sunday, May 6 at 9:00am
Perfect Strangers
99 min
Hebrew with English Subtitles
a Harrisburg Jewish Film Festival Monthly Event
Seven childhood friends meet for dinner to watch a lunar eclipse. What starts out as a congenial evening takes an unexpected turn when they agree to share every text message, call or notification that appear on their phones. Betrayals, secrets, and unresolved issues emerge, threatening their friendships and marriages. Adapted from the 2016 Italian film of the same name, Ashkenazi puts a uniquely Israeli spin on a film that has been remade in over 20 countries.