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Release Year1977
Runtime1h 24m
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
Genres—
Votes1
DirectorHans-Christof Stenzel
WritersHans-Christof Stenzel, Jörg Fauser
TypeFeature Film
Rating9.0 out of 10
Cast1 credited
Also Known AsA Rose: That's What Life Is All About
About A Rose: That's What Life Is All About
Rosy Selavy arrives in New York, with her chessboard under her arm. occupying Duchamp's place at the Washington Square chess table (where he converses with the composer John Cage) later invites his suitors to a game. Rosy comes in contact with John Cage, with Broadway star Jean Halbert, with French singer Janet Maillard and Soho artist Hannah Wilke, before embarking on a long journey across the country, where she meets Mary Jane Collins , singer of Memphis Blues' stumbles upon a colony of Puritans, meets some hippies in the Far West, being finally raped and murdered on a beach in Los Angeles by psychiatrist Hal James.
Directed by Hans-Christof Stenzel, A Rose: That's What Life Is All About leans on a strong ensemble — Y Sa Lo — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about screen titles of 1977.
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