Rosetta Page #2

Synopsis: The first scene, like almost all others, is a fighting scene. A girl, about 18, is sacked from her factory work because her trial period is over. The girl, Rosetta, is quite upset and the cops will have to arrive to get her out. She has her reasons: she lives in a caravan, with her alcoholic mother. She goes looking for work as some go to the war. Treasons, murders are in her mind, if not in her acts.
Genre: Drama
Production: USA Films
  9 wins & 7 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.6
Metacritic:
76
Rotten Tomatoes:
89%
R
Year:
1999
95 min
948 Views


You want me to take you back?

I don't want to sleep at the caravan.

Good night.

Your name is Rosetta.

My name is Rosetta.

You found a job.

I found a job.

You've got a friend.

I've got a friend.

You have a normal life.

I have a normal life.

You won't fall in the rut.

I won't fall in the rut.

Good night.

Good night.

Instead of me?

Just for a while.

Where will I go?

As soon as I can, I'll take you back.

But I have nothing right now.

Where are you going?

Why do you take my job?

Calm down!

He can go to another school.

It's my job, you have no right!

I'm the boss, calm down!

OK? Calm down!

Stand up you lump.

How can I make it clearer?

I've been here 3 days only,

you have no right.

I'd rather keep you

than have a useless son...

He's useless, he gets the job,

and I'm in the rut...

Give me that bag!

I'll pay your notice and...

- I don't care, I'm staying!

- It's just for a few weeks and then...

I want to stay, I want a job,

a normal life, like yours.

Enough now, give the bag!

Give me that bag!

Give it!

No, I'm sorry.

And later on?

And for a trial period?

We already have a waiting list.

If you need help, you can talk to me.

- I'm looking for work.

- We only hire long-term unemployed.

And to clean the offices?

Volunteers do that. Sorry.

Goodbye.

Thank you.

- Here.

- Thank you.

Maybe his son will hate it.

He could take you as a saleswoman.

He's got 12 stands.

A waffle, please.

Forty.

Here, my forty.

Forget it.

I'm going.

See you tomorrow.

- Wait!

- My bus is here.

Wait!

You come to my place tonight?

You want me

to drop by the caravan?

- What you said is still on?

- What?

- You'll hire me if there's a vacancy?

- Yes, but it's green.

But will you?

I don't know,

I can't say in advance.

The entrance is on the other side.

What do you want?

If you need money,

I can lend you some.

- There's no need.

- And what about the flat?

I don't care about the flat.

What are you doing?

I thought it was the janitor.

I threw my strings.

- Your what?

- My strings, with my traps.

I've got one.

Give it to me.

Give me your hand.

I'm sinking!

Rosetta!

I'm sinking!

Catch it!

Quick, I'm sinking!

Pull.

I slipped.

Wring it more.

If you want,

you can dry at the caravan.

No, I'll go home and change.

- You didn't see me?

- I thought it was closed.

You want some coffee?

Come.

You come?

Come in.

It's warm, it will do you good.

Here.

You could bake my waffles for me.

I sell ten of those a day,

it's around 15000 a month.

You'd have a job.

Moonlighting's not a job.

It's better than nothing.

- You're open?

- In five minutes!

I take nothing, you keep it all.

You want it or not?

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