Left Luggage
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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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…
A FILM NOT TO BE MISSED… Under the deft direction of Jeroen Krabbe, this is a stunning, moving film with wonderful, finely wrought performances by the entire cast. This film gem certainly deserves a wider audience. It is a coming of age film that also pulls back the curtain on Jewish self hate and anti-Semitism. It is also about the power of love to transform and transcend.The film centers around a beautiful, free spirited, young woman in Antwerp, Belgium during the early nineteen seventies. A philosophy…
could have been more tastefully done