08/26/2025
"Paul Vecchiali’s highly stylized, compassionate, and unflinching examination of a day in the life of a Parisian s*x worker gets a beautiful new transfer from Radiance." -- Slant Magazine
The newly restored ROSA LA ROSE, FILLE PUBLIQUE plays three times at Spacy!
Screenings times:
Sept 12th, 13th & 17th
Barely screened in North America outside of a small number of ‘80s festival appearances, Paul Vecchiali’s effortless ROSA LA ROSE has a kinetic flow that’s something to behold. On the streets of Paris, Rosa (Marianne Basler, VA SAVOIR) is the belle of Les Halles. With no shortage of clients, she’s beloved by her fellow working girls and spoiled by her pimp Gilbert (Jean Sorel, BELLE DE JOUR). For her, this is a charmed life – until her 20th birthday arrives. Across the floor, she locks eyes with a blue-collar worker who sees something deeper beyond her fun-loving façade. Shakespearean in its ex*****on, Vecchiali’s vastly underseen drama explores class consciousness and female s*xuality with startling precision.
