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Left Luggage

Left Luggage (1998)

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Critic Reviews: 3
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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

Unrated, 1 hr. 40 min.

Art House & International, Drama

Edwin de Vries

Jul 10, 2001

Castle Hill Productions

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All Critics (19) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (7) | DVD (3)

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

February 16, 2005 Comment
New Times

A film that means well, but is too pushy in promoting its belabored point and too sentimental to be compelling as a drama.

July 25, 2001 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

A small gem of a Holocaust tale that will have limited appeal.

April 20, 2001 Full Review Source: Film Journal International | Comment
Film Journal International
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Audience Reviews for Left Luggage

I always find movies about other cultures fascinating. In this case, it gives you a peek in the lives of Hasidic Jews. You get to watch Chaja find herself as a young woman. The ending brought tears to my eyes!

January 16, 2008
clooneyfan

Super Reviewer

Left Luggage-Movie ReviewTo face the Future one must first go to Past.Many may not like the Movie.For them it cud be boring,Dull ,Lethargic.For me,I wonder it didnt win even a single academy award.A story about the Jews who have faced the Holocast and their modern liberal daughter.It is also a moving story of the

February 11, 2011

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