The Opportunities of Rosa (1981) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

1981 · 90 mins · Italian

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Directed by

Salvatore Piscicelli

Starring

Enzo Salomone, Marina Suma, Angelo Cannavacciolo, Martin Sorrentino, Sergio Boccalatte

Rosa (Marina Suma), a low‑paid worker, quits a dead‑end job and turns to prostitution while living with a boyfriend who supports them by dealing drugs. A gay friend, eager for a child, offers the couple a good apartment if Rosa marries the boyfriend and bears his child. Rosa becomes pregnant but grows weary of the friend’s intrusion and begins to doubt the pregnancy.