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1998 Certificate PG
  • Rated:
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  • from 141 members

Dutch actor, Jeroen Krabbe's first feature film is a touching look at the connected lives of two Jewish families in early 1970s Belgium. Laura Fraser stars as Chaja, the 20 year-old daughter of two Holocaust survivors who eschews her faith and goes to Antwerp to study philosophy and live a bohemian life. However, when she takes .. Read more

Starring Laura Fraser, Adma Monty, Isabella Rossellini, Jeroen Krabbe
Director Jeroen Krabbe
Genres Drama

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Left Luggage

Dutch actor, Jeroen Krabbe's first feature film is a touching look at the connected lives of two Jewish families in early 1970s Belgium. Laura Fraser stars as Chaja, the 20 year-old daughter of two Holocaust survivors who eschews her faith and goes to Antwerp to study philosophy and live a bohemian life. However, when she takes a job as a nanny for the Kalmans, a Hasidic family, she begins a friendship with the devout Mrs. Kalman (Rossellini) and her four-year-old son, Simcha that forces her to re-evaluate the Jewish faith. An affecting and clear eyed look at Hasidic faith, which is so often glossed over and generalised in movies, LEFT LUGGAGE is a moving film, aided immeasurably by Ms. Rossellini's and Ms. Fraser's standout performances.

Starring Laura Fraser, Adma Monty, Isabella Rossellini, Jeroen Krabbe
Director Jeroen Krabbe
Studio ARROW FILMS
Run time DVD: 1 hr 36 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 03 Jul 2007
Production year: 1998
Format DVD

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  • Holland, 1972. To pay the rent, a young Jewish student protester (Fraser, effervescent) reluctantly takes a job as... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

  • Heart-wrenching.

    • Screen International
    • Posted 08 Oct 2007

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    Rated - 0 stars

    Possibly the worst film ever?

    I'm all for GOOD 'heart-wrenching' dramas but this just isn't one of them, unfortunately Laura Fraser's bad acting drags the film down so far that you lose any interest in the story-line. Avoid this film, unless your doing a study on bad acting that is.

      • A customer from Poulton-le-Fylde, England
      • Posted 02 Sep 2007 21:41

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  • Rated - 1 star

    Subject let down by film

    The seriousness of the subject matter, does not excuse the terrible acting in this film. If you want to learn more about the impact of the holocaust read a book.

      • A customer from London, England
      • Posted 03 Nov 2007 18:42

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      • Dutch actor, Jeroen Krabbe's first feature film is a touching look at the connected lives of two Jewish families in early 1970s Belgium. Laura Fraser stars as Chaja, the 20 year-old daughter of two ...