Rosenstrasse (2003)
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56% of critics liked it
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64% of users liked it
(1,075 ratings)
German filmmaker Margarethe von Trotta directs the war drama Rosenstrasse, based on the plight of "mixed marriages" between Jewish men and non-Jewish women during the Holocaust. In contemporary New York, Jewish matriarch Ruth (Jutta Lampe) practices Orthodox mourning traditions for her… More German filmmaker Margarethe von Trotta directs the war drama Rosenstrasse, based on the plight of "mixed marriages" between Jewish men and non-Jewish women during the Holocaust. In contemporary New York, Jewish matriarch Ruth (Jutta Lampe) practices Orthodox mourning traditions for her late husband, to the dismay of her daughter Hannah (Maria Schrader). At the wake, Ruth's cousin Rachel (Carola Regnier) tells Hannah some family secrets that send curious Hannah over to Berlin. She searches out 90-year-old Lena Fischer (Doris Schade), who cared for Ruth during WWII. Flashbacks recall the events of 1943,when Jewish husbands were rounded up and kept in a house on a street called Rosenstrasse. Lena (played by Katja Riemann as a young woman) joins a group of other wives for a week-long protest, where she meets an abandoned seven-year-old named Ruth (played by Svea Lohde as a girl). Rosenstrasse was shown in competition at the 2003 Venice International Film Festival. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
- Directed By
- Margarethe von Trotta
- Written By
- Pamela Katz, Margarethe von Trotta
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Aug 20, 2004 Wide
- Studio
- Samuel Goldwyn Films
Critic Reviews
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Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
The film is anchored in particular by the dual performances of Schade as the 90-year-old Lena and the magnificent Riemann as her younger counterpart.
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Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
The trite framework, static staging and unemotional acting render this a most forgettable Holocaust tale.
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Connie Ogle, Miami Herald
Succeeds as a testament to the power of love and, in particular, as a tribute to brave women.
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Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
A Holocaust drama that proves it's possible to make a minor movie about a major subject.
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Angel Gonzalez, Dallas Morning News
The film opens a window into the fact that not all good Germans were cowed during those dark times.
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Cast
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Katja Riemann
as Lena Fischer
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Maria Schrader
as Hannah
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Martin Feifel
as Fabian Fischer
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Jürgen Vogel
as Arthur von Eschenbach
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Jutta Lampe
as Ruth Weinstein
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Doris Schade
as Lena Fischer Age 90
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Fedja van Huêt
as Luis Marquez
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Carola Regnier
as Rachel Rosenbauer
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Svea Lohde
as Ruth Age 7
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Jutta Wachowiak
as Mrs. Goldberg
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Jan Decleir
as Nathan Goldberg
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Thekla Reuten
as Klara Fischer
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Lilian Schiffer
as Erika
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Lena Stolze
as Miriam Sussman
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Isolde Barth
as Fabian's Mother
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Fritz Lichtenhahn
as Fabian's Father
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Nina Kunzendorf
as Lizzy
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Martin Wuttke
as Goebbels
