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Left Luggage poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 75.0 / 100
1998·Drama·1h 40m

LEFT LUGGAGE

While escaping from Nazis during the WWII, a Jewish man dug suitcases full of things dear to his heart in the ground two. The war deprived him of his family, and afterwards he endlessly turns over the soil of Antwerp to find the suitcases, which makes him look obsessed. He keeps checking old maps and keeps digging, trying to find, in fact, those he lost. His daughter Chaya is a beautiful modern girl looking for a part-time job. She finds a place as a nanny in the strictly observant Chassidic family with many children, although her secular manners clearly fly in the face of many commandments. One of the reasons she is accepted is that mother of the family is absolutely overburdened by the household, so she stays despite the resistance of the father, normally - an indisputable authority in the family. She develops a special bond with the youngest of the boys, four-year old Simcha, so far incapable of speaking.

Above the Line
Jeroen Krabbé·DirectorEdwin de Vries·WriterCarl Friedman·NovelWalther van den Ende·Director of PhotographyHenny Vrienten·Original Music ComposerEdgar Burcksen·Editor
Cast
Laura Fraser·Chaya SilberschmidtAdam Monty·Simcha KalmanIsabella Rossellini·Mrs. KalmanJeroen Krabbé·Mr. KalmanDavid Bradley·ConciergeMarianne Sägebrecht·Mrs. SilberschmidtMaximilian Schell·Mr. SilberschmidtChaim Topol·Yacov ApfelschnittHeather Weeks·SofieLex Goudsmit·Men. Goldman
Full Crew
(19 credits)
Directing· 1
Jeroen Krabbé·Director
Writing· 2
Edwin de Vries·WriterCarl Friedman·Novel
Camera· 1
Walther van den Ende·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Edgar Burcksen·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Henny Vrienten·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 3
Hemmo Sportel·Production DesignBernadette Corstens·Costume DesignYan Tax·Costume Design
Production· 9
Ate de Jong·ProducerCraig Haffner·Executive ProducerDirk Impens·ProducerHans Pos·ProducerDave Schram·ProducerRudy Verzyck·ProducerBrad Wilson·Executive ProducerEdwin de Vries·ProducerSusie Figgis·Casting
Other Departments· 1
Winnie Gallis·Hairstylist
By the Numbers
75.0
OF 100
Master Score
7.3
OF 10
IMDb
46%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$101K
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
#000000
#A04A28
#FFFFFF
Mood
Somber
Composition
Centered
Era
1990s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster features a close-up of a woman and a child. The woman is fair-skinned with dark hair and is looking directly at the viewer. The child, who has ”

Key Elements
ToyTableCandles
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
7/10
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