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Rosenstraße

2003, Drama/War, 2h 15m

63 Reviews 1,000+ Ratings

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Thoughtful drama marred by structural problems. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

After the death of her father, Hannah (Maria Schrader) observes her widowed mother, Ruth (Jutta Lampe), partaking in Orthodox Jewish mourning rituals. Ruth refuses to answer Hannah's questions about why she's doing this, so Hannah goes to Germany to learn about her parents' past during World War II. She meets the elderly Lena (Doris Schade), who tells Hannah about Ruth's role in the Rosenstrasse protest of 1943, which aimed to free Jewish husbands from jail and prevent their deportation.

Rating:

PG-13
Genre:

Drama, War
Original Language:

German
Director:

Margarethe von Trotta
Producer:

Henrik Meyer, Richard Schöps, Markus Zimmer
Writer:

Margarethe von Trotta, Pamela Katz
Release Date (Theaters):

Aug 10, 2003 original
Release Date (Streaming):

Jan 18, 2005
Box Office (Gross USA):

$732.0K
Runtime:

2h 15m
Distributor:

IDP Distribution
Sound Mix:

Surround

Cast & Crew

Katja Riemann
Lena Fischer (aged 33)

Maria Schrader
Hannah Weinstein

Martin Feifel
Fabian Fischer

Jürgen Vogel
Arthur von Eschenbach

Jutta Lampe
Ruth Weinstein

Doris Schade
Lena Fischer (aged 90)

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Critic Reviews for Rosenstraße

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Audience Reviews for Rosenstraße

Sep 05, 2010

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.

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Oct 11, 2009

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.

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Mar 19, 2007

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 protest of German women whose Jewish husbands have been imprisoned around 1943 (I think this was the year, might have been '42). It has a decidedly feminist agenda, but I don't see how this can be avoided considering the nature of the story. In the end, its a pretty powerful, emotional tale that contains a great performance by Katja Riemann and the work of clearly talented director. It comes off as somewhat by the numbers, but I think it would be very, very hard not to like this film. It just has a universal resonance, and it is quite well done, and respectful to the subject matter.

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