Charlotte (1981 film)
| Charlotte | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Frans Weisz |
| Written by | Judith Herzberg, Frans Weisz |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Countries | Netherlands West Germany |
| Languages | German, Dutch |
Charlotte is a 1981 West German-Dutch film directed by Frans Weisz. It is a biography about German-Jewish painter Charlotte Salomon, who died in the Holocaust.[1][2]
Cast
- Birgit Doll ... Charlotte Salomon
- Elisabeth Trissenaar ... Paulinka
- Brigitte Horney ... Grandma
- Max Croiset... Albert
- Peter Capell ... Grandfather
- Derek Jacobi ... Daberlohn
- Buddy Elias ... Herr Schwartz
- Peter Faber ... Frits Blech
- Eric Vaessen ... Herr Deutscher
- Maria Machado ... Frau Schwartz
- Shireen Strooker ... Mukki
- Lous Hensen ... Frau Deutscher
- Yoka Berretty ... Frau Morgan
- Patricia Hodge ... Teacher
- Irene Jarosch ... Magda
Reception
Salomon's biographer Mary Lowenthal Felstiner calls the film "poignant", though she thought Derek Jacobi's performance as Daberlohn "overblown".[3]
References
- ^ Brown, Hannah (7 December 2010). "Triple Dutch". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Filmvorführung | Charlotte | Filmische Biografie von Regisseur Frans Weisz, 1980" (in German). Lenbachhaus. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Felstiner, Mary Lowenthal (1994). To Paint Her Life: Charlotte Salomon in the Nazi Era. New York: HarperCollins. p. 229. ISBN 0-06-017105-7.
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