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| Laura Fraser | Chaja |
| Isabella Rossellini | Mrs. Kalman |
| Maximilian Schell | Chaja's Father |
| Jeroen Krabbé | Mr. Kalman |
| Marianne Sägebrecht | Chaja's Mother |
| David Bradley | Concierge |
| Adam Monty | Simcha |
| Topol | Mr. Apfelschnitt |
| Chaim Topol | Mr. Apfelschnitt |
| Miriam Margolyes | Mrs. Goldman |
| Lex Goudsmith | Mr. Goldman |
| Benjamin Broekaert | Dov |
| Ben Glanz | Avrom |
| Heather Weeks | Sofie |
| Jeroen Krabbé | Director, Associate Producer |
| Edgar Burcksen | Editor |
| Bernadette Corstens | Costumes/Costume Designer |
| Ate de Jong | Producer |
| Edwin de Vries | Associate Producer, Screenwriter |
| Susie Figgis | Casting |
| Leo Franssen | Sound/Sound Designer |
| Craig Haffner | Executive Producer |
| Dirk Impens | Co-producer |
| Maria Peters | Associate Producer |
| Hans Pos | Producer |
| Dave Schram | Producer |
| Hemmo Sportel | Production Designer |
| Yan Tax | Costumes/Costume Designer |
| Walther van den Ende | Cinematographer |
| Marc van der Bijl | Asst. Director |
| Rudy Verzyck | Co-producer |
| Hennie Vrienten | Score Composer |
| Brad Wilson | Executive Producer |
Anonymous
Posted October 1, 2010
Whenever I purchase a film, my wife looks at me in such a was as to question my sanity, if not just my common sense. However, after viewing ''Left Luggage,'' she said, ''This is a film I wouldn't mind owning.'' It's so rich in story and character and nuance, that I can't imagine tiring of it, even after repeated viewings. Chaya, a free-sprited girl who doesn't consider herself Jewish (even though her parents are both Holocaust survivors), becomes a nanny for a Chassidic family. Needless to say, their life styles clash, but Chaya forms a bond with 4-year-old Simcha, who has never spoken a word and still wets his pants. Gradually, she begins to understand a few things about the family she works for and their strange world, and they, in turn, (especially the mother, beautifully played by Isabella Rossellini) begin to understand, although never accept, her ways. It seems that everyone, is looking for the ''left luggage'' they buried somewhere in the past. Some, like Chaya's father (the wonderful Maximilian Schell)need desperately to find what they have lost; others want only for the past to remain buried. Great movie -- beautifull done -- One of the few films that I can recommend without reservation.
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Posted October 1, 2010
This movie was engaging from the start, dealing with some heavy subject matter in an endearing and uplifting fashion. It is the story of a 20 year old Jewish woman named Chaya living in 1972 Antwerp. Through her job as a nanny to the Hasidic Kalman family Chaya clarifies her own Jewish identity. She finds pride in her parents and focuses her feist on standing up for what she feels is right. (May all our children do the same!) We also see all the Jewish and non-Jewish characters in the movie struggle in their unique ways to put their lives in context in post WWII Europe. My children ages 8 and 10 both enjoyed the movie. Potentially traumatic parts of Chaya's story involving the holocaust or the tragedy that befalls the Kalman's are woven into the story in a non-sensational manner. This provided a good context for us to talk practically about death and mourning without these topics being overwhelming. It is delightful to watch Chaya's emotional maturity develop. While she was quite inquisitive about her parents backgrounds and the Kalman's religious rituals, at a point Chaya reaches the limit of her ability to relate to experiences which so different from her own. Chaya grows to be able to support and encourage these people, showing a love that is not conditional upon her understanding their feelings or approval of their activities.
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