Isabella Rossellini, Jeroen Krabbé, Laura Fraser

Set in Antwerp, Belgium in the early 70's, a tale about Chaja, an impetuous, liberal-minded philosophy student, and her complex relationship with her parents who are Holocaust survivors. With the help...( read more  read more... ) of a family friend, she secures a job as a nanny for a Hassidic Jewish family, the Kalmans, whose world and lifestyle are alien to her liberated self. Chaja adores the Kalmans' five-year-old son Simcha and becomes emotionally attached to him. Through her relationship with the family she gains insight into the lives of her own parents, who are survivors of a concentration camp.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: Jeroen Krabbé

Release Date: May 6, 2001

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DVD Release Date: July 10, 2001

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  • May 15, 2009
    I always find movies about other cultures fascinating. In this case, it gives you a peek in the lives of Hasidic Jews. You get to watch Chaja find herself as a young woman. The ending brought tears to my eyes!
  • July 2, 2009
    Yo no creo que se convierta en un clasico internacional, ni que sea una gran pelicula. Creo que el filme es altamente predecible y que las situaciones se llevan corriendo en cuestion de dos minutos para que el espectador pueda entender e hilar su propia historia, que acaba siendo...( read more) la misma que cuentan en la pelicula. La mayoria de las actuaciones son bastante atractivas, pero a veces tienden a caer en el melodrama televisivo o en la comedia-exageradamente-falsa. Es una pelicula linda que te conmueve y que ya sabes como va a acabar, que no esta de mal verla, pero el final se empieza a extender un poco mas de lo debido. Recomendable para gente con el corazon de miel o personas que quieran ver un tipo de cine diferente y melodramatico.
  • May 26, 2009
    Aqui empece a admirara a Isabella Rossellini
  • May 15, 2009
    I couldn't get into this and fell asleep.
  • March 20, 2009
    Una gran leccion de vida
  • December 24, 2008
    nunca te vayas sin decir te quiero
  • May 14, 2008
    Beautiful Laura Fraser plays a very liberal minded Jewish philosophy student in the early 70s who takes a much needed job with a Hasidic famly. She struggles to stay with this family on various levels but finds a special connection with their 4 year old son and opts to stay. He...( read more)r own parents are Holocaust survivors that she also struggles to understand. Also stars Issabella Rossellini, Maximilian Schell and Jeroen Krabbe who directs as well.
  • March 1, 2008
    Nunca te vayas sin decir "Te Quiero"
  • September 21, 2007
    the best movie ever it combines what is funny with important stuff like family

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