Left Luggage (1998)
- Starring:
- Laura Fraser, Isabella Rossellini, (more)
- Director(s):
- Jeroen Krabbé
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Left Luggage
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
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 100 mins
Complete Cast of Left Luggage
- Laura Fraser - Chaja
- Maximilian Schell - Chaja's Father
- Marianne Sägebrecht - Chaja's Mother
- Adam Monty - Simcha
- Miriam Margolyes - Mrs. Goldman
- Benjamin Broekaert - Dov
- Heather Weeks - Sofie
- Isabella Rossellini - Mrs. Kalman
- Jeroen Krabbé - Mr. Kalman
- David Bradley - Concierge
- Chaim Topol - Mr. Apfelschnitt
- Lex Goudsmith - Mr. Goldman
- Ben Glanz - Avrom
- Director(s):
- Jeroen Krabbé
- Writer(s):
- Edwin de Vries
- Producer(s):
- Dave Schram, Hans Pos, Ate de Jong
- 1998 - Berlin International Film Festival - Blue Angel Award
- 1998 - Berlin International Film Festival - Special Mention
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