Left Luggage
starring: Krijn ter Braak, David Bradley (IV), Benjamin Broekaert, Lana Broekaert, Koen De Bouw
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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.
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.
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- Not without its quirks, but a powerful film worth seeing
This powerfully emotional film from director/co-star Jeroen Krabbé works and sticks with you, despite some fundamental quirks.You've got to swallow the idea that we're set in Antwerp with the Scottish actress Laura Fraser as the lead, all set in English.We just saw I've Loved You So Long [Blu-ray] and the filmmakers there take the pains to write an explanation for Kristin Scott Thomas' English accent (the film's in French) into the script.Here, we get an inexplicable mixture of people and ... Read More
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 thatChaja'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 ... 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 ... 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.
- Not without its quirks, but a powerful film worth seeing This powerfully emotional film from director/co-star Jeroen Krabbé works and sticks with you, despite some fundamental quirks.You've got to swallow the idea that we're set in Antwerp with the Scottish actress Laura Fraser as the lead, all set in English.We just saw I've Loved You So Long [Blu-ray] and the filmmakers there take the pains to write an explanation for Kristin Scott Thomas' English accent (the film's in French) into the script.Here, we get an inexplicable mixture of people and ... Read More
- Film with heart,but much predictability and lack of focusLEFT 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 thatChaja'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 ... Read More
- A movie for thinking and feelingAs 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 ... Read More
- LEFT LUGGAGEVERY GOOD MOVIE,IT'S SAD HOW TRADITIONS SEPERATES PEOPLE FROM ONE ANOTHER EVEN WHEN THERE IS
NO WAR.
- 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.
