Left Luggage (1998)
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36% of critics liked it
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87% of users liked it
(1,130 ratings)
Actor Jeroen Krabbe made his directorial debut with this Dutch-Belgian-U.S. drama examining anti-Semitic attitudes in 1972 Antwerp. Free-spirited 20-year-old student Chaja (Laura Fraser) has a long-haired revolutionary lover and sometimes visits her parents (Maximilian Schell, Marianne Sagebrecht),… More Actor Jeroen Krabbe made his directorial debut with this Dutch-Belgian-U.S. drama examining anti-Semitic attitudes in 1972 Antwerp. Free-spirited 20-year-old student Chaja (Laura Fraser) has a long-haired revolutionary lover and sometimes visits her parents (Maximilian Schell, Marianne Sagebrecht), both concentration camp survivors. Evading eviction from her apartment, Chaja finds work as a nanny with the Kalmans, an Orthodox Hassidic family. Initially rebelling against the rigid traditions, she eventually comes to terms with their way of life as she teaches their four-year-old to follow his father's doctrines. Adapted from Carl Friedman's novel The Shovel and the Loom, this film was shown at the 1998 Berlin Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Directed By
- Jeroen Krabbé
- Written By
- Edwin de Vries
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- May 6, 2001 Wide
- Studio
- Castle Hill Productions
Critic Reviews
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Luke Y. Thompson, New Times
While it would be too much to ask for a movie about Holocaust survivors to actually be happy, Krabbé is way too heavyhanded in trying for a tragic atmosphere
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A film that means well, but is too pushy in promoting its belabored point and too sentimental to be compelling as a drama.
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Doris Toumarkine, Film Journal International
A small gem of a Holocaust tale that will have limited appeal.
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Cast
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Laura Fraser
as Chaja
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Isabella Rossellini
as Mrs. Kalman
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Maximilian Schell
as Chaja's Father
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Jeroen Krabbé
as Mr. Kalman
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Marianne Sägebrecht
as Chaja's Mother
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David Bradley
as Concierge
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Adam Monty
as Simcha
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Chaim Topol
as Mr. Apfelschnitt
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Miriam Margolyes
as Mrs. Goldman
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Lex Goudsmith
as Mr. Goldman
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Benjamin Broekaert
as Dov
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Ben Glanz
as Avrom
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Heather Weeks
as Sofie
