Rosetta

Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt

Carries a strong emotional charge along with its valuable reminder of the suffering that youngsters may undergo when a heedless society overlooks their needs.

Village Voice by J. Hoberman

Pummeling, jagged, and extremely well-edited film.

Boston Globe by Jay Carr

The bleakness of Rosetta will not be for all, but it's one of the best films of the year.

New York Post by Jonathan Foreman

Bleak, demanding stuff, and its hand-held documentary-style photography is harder on the stomach than "The Blair Witch Project."

Chicago Reader by Jonathan Rosenbaum

You feel it in your nervous system before you get a chance to reflect on its meaning.

TV Guide Magazine by Ken Fox

A psychologically acute profile of one teenaged girl obsessed with leading what she thinks of as normal life.

Los Angeles Times by Kenneth Turan

Grabs you by the throat and won't let go.

L.A. Weekly by Manohla Dargis

A portrait of dispossession so acute that it's caused a few critics to cry, Let her eat cake!

Film.com by Peter Brunette

This kind of film, in its various manifestations recurring through the decades, gives us confidence that cinema can ultimately get to the heart of things.

Time by Richard Corliss

The purity of Dequenne's performance inspires awe.