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Rosenstrasse (2004)

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Reviews Counted:60

Fresh:34

Rotten:26

Average Rating:5.8/10

Consensus: Thoughtful drama marred by structural problems.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] mature thematic material, some violence, and brief drug content

Runtime: 2 hrs 16 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Aug 20, 2004 Limited

Box Office: $277,843

Synopsis: Another tragic episode of the Holocaust is brought to light in Margarethe Von Trotta's ROSENSTRASSE. In 1943 Berlin, contrary to the laws that were written on paper, intermixed Jews were cruelly... Another tragic episode of the Holocaust is brought to light in Margarethe Von Trotta's ROSENSTRASSE. In 1943 Berlin, contrary to the laws that were written on paper, intermixed Jews were cruelly separated from their Aryan husbands and wives without warning, and were placed in a holding cell in the Rosenstrasse district. Von Trotta's film begins in modern-day New York City, at a funeral for the beloved husband of Ruth (Jutta Lampe) and father of Hannah (Maria Schrader). Ruth has always been haunted by her past; though she won't talk about it with her conflicted daughter. It's up to Hannah to travel to Berlin to track down the woman who saved her mother's life during WWII and uncover the truth once and for all. In 1943, Lena (Katja Riemann) was a beautiful pianist who was shunned by her father for falling in love with Fabian Israel Fischer (Martin Feifel). But when Fabian was arrested, she did whatever it took to free him. In the meantime, she took in Ruth (Svea Lohde), an eight-year-old whose mother had also been sequestered. As memories from the past begin to resurface in the present, Hannah starts to understand the bitterness that has tormented her mother for years. Von Trotta's sumptuously photographed, deftly woven film tenderly recounts another somber memory from the all-too-recent past. [More]

Starring: Maria Schrader, Katja Riemann, Martin Feifel, Doris Schade

Starring: Maria Schrader, Katja Riemann, Martin Feifel, Doris Schade, Sigurd Lohde, Thekla Reuten, Jutta Lampe

Director: Margarethe Von Trotta

Director: Margarethe Von Trotta
Screenwriter: Pamela Katz, Margarethe Von Trotta
Composer: Loek Dikker
Studio: IDP Distribution

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10/18/08
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In spite of some manipulation and improbability, Rosenstrasse made me feel good for a good, historical reason, and it didn't minimize anyone's suffering in the process.

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06/04/05
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This story is inherently dramatic enough to stand on its own, but von Trotta throws it off-kilter by framing her film within a dead-end, modern subplot.

Full Review Source: Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada) | comment Comment
01/08/05
Brian Gibson
Brian Gibson
Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada)

While most of Rosenstrasse is set in World War II, there are present-day, flash-forward sequences that are considerably less involving. Actually, they're so dull that they drag the entire movie to a screeching halt.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
12/24/04
Jeff Vice
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12/19/04
Michael Szymanski
Michael Szymanski
Zap2it.com

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.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
12/17/04
Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee

True story of one of the few attempts by Germans to launch protests against the Nazi dictatorship.

Full Review Source: Classic Film and Television | comment Comment
12/13/04
Michael E. Grost
Michael E. Grost
Classic Film and Television

Not uninteresting, and it is very nicely performed, although you'll strain to learn from the movie the history on which it is based and struggle futilely to get inside the motivations of its characters.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
12/12/04
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

The movie's disjointed flow makes it hard to watch the story unfold.

Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly | comment Comment
12/09/04
Clare Pfeiffer Ramsey
Clare Pfeiffer Ramsey
Orlando Weekly

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

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
12/03/04
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel

Has the never-ending wave of less-than-essential Holocaust movies begun to reduce the most horrific episode of the 20th Century to the level of just another genre?

Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | comment Comment
11/15/04
John Beifuss
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

Succeeds as a testament to the power of love and, in particular, as a tribute to brave women.

Full Review Source: Miami Herald | comment Comment
10/29/04
Connie Ogle
Connie Ogle
Miami Herald

A solid, thoughtful, involving drama.

Full Review Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel | comment Comment
10/28/04
Laura Kelly
Laura Kelly
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

The episode...is a fascinating one, and potentially the stuff of powerful drama. But von Trotta blunts the impact.

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10/25/04
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

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

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10/22/04
Robert Denerstein
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10/19/04
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Lampe, Schrader and Riemann all do the best they can, but this film sinks under weight of the clunky screenplay by von Trotta and Pamela Katz.

Full Review Source: San Diego Metropolitan | comment Comment
10/19/04
Jean Lowerison
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