Rose is taken in by the Hillyer family to serve as a 1930s housemaid so that she can avoid falling into a life of prostitution. Her appearence and personality is such that all men fall for her, and she knows it. She can't help herself from getting into trouble with men.
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 13 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
The movie is all character and situation, and contains some of the best performances of the year, especially in the ensemble acting of the four main characters.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Willingham, who also scripted Paths of Glory, Little Big Man and The Graduate, wrote Rose in the early 1970s. Thanks to these sterling performances almost two decades later, his screenplay enjoys a fresh and tender blossoming.
– Desson Thomson,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
[A] funny, moving, spectacularly acted little film.