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Left Luggage
starring: Krijn ter Braak, David Bradley (IV), Benjamin Broekaert, Lana Broekaert, Koen De Bouw

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Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780794200756
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0794200753
Label: Fox Lorber
Manufacturer: Fox Lorber
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Fox Lorber
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 10, 2001
Running Time: 100 minutes
Studio: Fox Lorber
Theatrical Release Date: 1998
Sales Rank: 39912
MPN: 5282

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Description:
Set in Belgium in the early 70's, Left Luggage is the touching and emotional story of Chaja, a rebellious philosophy student stuggling to come of age. Her relationship with her parents, both concentration camp survivors, is strained and she finds herself unable to accept her Jewish identity. A family friend finds her a job as a nanny for a Hassidic family with 5 children. Joining forces with Mrs. Kalman (Isabella Rossellini) and through her love for the youngest child who doesn't speak, Chaja learns to accept and respect a culture steeped in traditions, and finds the true value of life.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Film with heart,but much predictability and lack of focus
LEFT LUGGAGE, an English speaking Netherlands film, was a tremendous film festival traveler, and is known worldwide under nine very different titles.The U.S. release refers to the luggage that Chaja's Father had buried in Antwerp,Belgium when the Nazi onslaught hit Belgium.The film then symbolically refers to the baggage that is left in the lives of the people who endured and survived the Holocaust and the legacy that is put upon the next generation.I have seen this script done countless times and far more effectively!
1972 Antwerp has Chaja (Scotland's Laura Fraser-Virtual Sexuality)as the daughter of two non-religious Jewish Holocaust survivors.Her Father cannot let go of the past, and her Mother refuses to acknowledge it.Chaja's Jewish identity has never been of any real significance ... Read More

Rating:

- A movie for thinking and feeling
As others have already mentioned, this movie explores the psychological trauma of European Jews in the post Holocaust generation. It also looks at the life of Chaja, a young assimilated Jewish girl, who becomes connected to her people through her connection with a Chassidic family for whom she works as a nanny.

Although the film is clearly emotionally moving, particularly at the turning point, it is also intellectually stirring, as viewers are drawn to consider the meaning of virtue, community and survival.

It is for that reason that I disagree with reviewers who are opposed to the film because of its nudity. The filmmaker uses the nudity to juxtapose the values and culture of the general Belgian youth of the time to that of the conservative, religious values of the ... Read More

Rating:

- LEFT LUGGAGE

VERY GOOD MOVIE,IT'S SAD HOW TRADITIONS SEPERATES PEOPLE FROM ONE ANOTHER EVEN WHEN THERE IS

NO WAR.

Rating:

- Great Movie!
This is a powerful movie. However, I recommend you keep the kids away. It some mature matter that may not be appropriate for the little ones.

Rating:

- Wonderful movie
I can't say too much about this movie.
Every time I watch it I love it more.

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