Rose's House

This NFB docu-drama takes an unvarnished look at life in a working-class boarding house. Based on the filmmaker's memories of his own mother's boarding house in Cabbagetown, Toronto, the story revolves around Rose and how she runs her establishment. With a household as full and varied as hers, domesticity clashes with disputes about bootlegging, violence, and stealing. Even authority isn't exempt: she does battle with a social worker over her son's theft of a bicycle. Rose is the queen of her castle, and delivers her own brand of justice.

Country:

Canada

Genre:

Duration:

58 minutes

Year:

1977

Director:

Clay Borris

)}

Company:

ONF | NFB,

Challenge for Change / Société Nouvelle

Cast:

Rose

Bin

P'tit-Jean

Albert

Tony

Crew:

Director

Writer

Writer

Cinematography

Editor