Left Luggage
Set in Antwerp, Belgium in the early 1970s, Left Luggage is the touching story of Chaja (Laura Fraser), a rebellious college student struggling to accept her Jewish identity. Her relationship with her parents, both concentration camp survivors, is strained. A family friend finds her a job as a nanny for the Kalmans, a Hassidic family with five children. She has little patience for their strict household rules but soon finds herself drawn to Simcha, their 4-year-old son who has yet to speak. Through her love for Simcha, she finds common ground with Mrs. Kalman (Isabella Rossellini) and learns respect for a culture steeped in tradition and religious values.
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A hauntingly beautiful, serious tragedy This film stayed with me long after the credits rolled. Other reviewers have already summarized the basic plot, so I’ll focus on what I see as some of the underlying themes.The date is 1972, the place is Antwerp, Belgium. In other words, we are in Central Europe in the middle of the Vietnam era, which is also the post-Holocaust generation. On the surface, the film is about personal encounters between several different types of Jews. On a deeper level, it explores the various ways in…
could have been more tastefully done