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Left Luggage Details

1998

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

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 LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 36 mins
Certificate	DVD LOVEFiLM Instant
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English
Released	Production year: 1998 On LOVEFiLM Instant: LOVEFiLM Instant: 05 Jan 2010 To Rent: DVD: 03 Jul 2007
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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
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  understanding religions
  
  This film was simply made but showed effectively how different levels exsist within a certain religion.
  
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  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... read more »
  
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  understanding religions
  
  This film was simply made but showed effectively how different levels exsist within a certain religion.
  
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  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 ... read more »
  
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