Rosenstrasse

Rosenstrasse (2003)

  • 56% of critics liked it
    (61 reviews)

  • 65% of users liked it
    (1,049 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 late husband,… More

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PG-13, 2 hr. 16 min.
Directed By
Margarethe von Trotta
Written By
Pamela Katz, Margarethe von Trotta
Genres
Art House & International, Drama
In Theaters
Aug 20, 2004 Wide
On DVD
Jan 18, 2005
Samuel Goldwyn Films

Critic Reviews

  • 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.

  • Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

    The trite framework, static staging and unemotional acting render this a most forgettable Holocaust tale.

  • Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News

    A Holocaust drama that proves it's possible to make a minor movie about a major subject.

  • Angel Gonzalez, Dallas Morning News

    The film opens a window into the fact that not all good Germans were cowed during those dark times.

  • John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press

    Rosenstrasse is manipulative, to be sure, but it's also very smart.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Cynthia S


    I do have a thing for movies about Nazi Germany, I admit it. This one is really, really good. It also, I believe, was based on a true story...like most of them.

  • Leigh R


    Very hard to get into because you switch in time so many times, but it is well worth it. Beautifully acted and well put together. Loved it.

  • Christopher M


    Part of my post-war German film course. This is a very good WW-II era film, which focuses on an event I wasn't aware of and I don't think has been covered before, so right out of the gate, the concept is at least totally unique. Its a very definably German film about the… More

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