Charlotte

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.

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96 min

Cast

Birgit Doll

as Charlotte Salomon

Elisabeth Trissenaar

as Paulinka

Brigitte Horney

as Grandma

Max Croiset

as Albert

Peter Capell

as Grandfather

Derek Jacobi

as Daberlohn

Peter Faber

as Frits Blech

Maria Machado

as Mrs. Schwartz

Shireen Strooker

as Mukki

Patricia Hodge

as Teacher

Yoka Berretty

as Mrs. Morgan

Irene Jarosch

as Magda

Johanna Sophia

as Gisela

Harke de Roos

as Conductor

Eric Vaessen

as Mr. Deutscher

Director

Frans Weisz