Charlotte

1h 36min

War

Drama

In 1939, Charlotte Salomon leaves Berlin to seek refuge at her grandparents' villa in the south of France. A little later, war breaks out, and Charlotte must, besides forgetting all she left behind, deal with her grandmother's depression, and her mother's suicide. To fight despair, Charlotte starts to paint, producing over one thousand images. "Is my life real, or is it theater?" This is the title she gives her body of work, which highlights her former life in Berlin. She finds herself though her art, but in 1943 is deported to Germany and Auschwitz.

Production Companies

Cineteam Features

Concorde Film Produkte

Cast

Birgit Doll

Birgit Doll

Charlotte Salomon
Peter Capell

Peter Capell

Grandfather
Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

Daberlohn
Peter Faber

Peter Faber

Frits Blech
Maria Machado

Maria Machado

Mrs. Schwartz
Yoka Berretty

Yoka Berretty

Mrs. Morgan
Harke de Roos

Harke de Roos

Conductor
Eric Vaessen

Eric Vaessen

Mr. Deutscher

Release date

26th Feb 1981

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Nederlands