Made extra special by actors Maximilian Schell, Isabella Rosselini, Topol and Jeroen Krabbé, this Berlin Film Festival winner probes the memories that haunt people or worse, are ignored by them. Set in 1972 Antwerp, a rebellious, secular Jewish college student (Laura Fraser of Breaking Bad) becomes a nanny for a Hasidic family. Through her bond with her five-year old charge, she comes to appreciate her own heritage.
Underwritten by Phyllis Hallert in memory of Steve Hallert, Z”L.
Co-sponsors: B’nai Torah of Brentwood and Congregation Beth Emek.
- Year1998
- Runtime101 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Hebrew, Yiddish
- CountryNetherlands, United Kingdom, Belgium, United States
- DirectorJeroen Krabbé
- ScreenwriterCarl Friedman (novel), Edwin de Vries
- CastLaura Fraser, Adam Monty, Isabella Rossellini, Maximilian Schell, Marianne Saegebrecht, Chaim Topol
Made extra special by actors Maximilian Schell, Isabella Rosselini, Topol and Jeroen Krabbé, this Berlin Film Festival winner probes the memories that haunt people or worse, are ignored by them. Set in 1972 Antwerp, a rebellious, secular Jewish college student (Laura Fraser of Breaking Bad) becomes a nanny for a Hasidic family. Through her bond with her five-year old charge, she comes to appreciate her own heritage.
Underwritten by Phyllis Hallert in memory of Steve Hallert, Z”L.
Co-sponsors: B’nai Torah of Brentwood and Congregation Beth Emek.
- Year1998
- Runtime101 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Hebrew, Yiddish
- CountryNetherlands, United Kingdom, Belgium, United States
- DirectorJeroen Krabbé
- ScreenwriterCarl Friedman (novel), Edwin de Vries
- CastLaura Fraser, Adam Monty, Isabella Rossellini, Maximilian Schell, Marianne Saegebrecht, Chaim Topol