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Left Luggage
Caste Hill Productions
MPAA RATING: Not Rated
Starring
Laura Fraser,
Adam Monty,
Isabella Rossellini,
Jeroen Krabbé,
and
Topol
Chaja (Fraser), a young and free-spirted liberal Jewish girl in 1970's Amsterdam, becomes the nanny to a retarded Jewish boy in a strict Hassidic Family.
| GENRE(S): |
Drama
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Carl Friedman (novel)
Edwin de Vries
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Jeroen Krabbé
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: July 10, 2001
Video: July 10, 2001
Theatrical: September 22, 2000
|
| RUNNING TIME: |
100 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
Belgium / Netherlands / USA |

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
75
Philadelphia Inquirer
Carrie Rickey
An exceptional film -- unpacks long-buried suitcases, both figuratively and literally.

75
New York Daily News
Jack Mathews
Krabbe attempts to stuff too many themes and subplots into the story.

75
Baltimore Sun
Staff (Not credited)
The film is a thoughtful, but by no means somber, look at an issue that might strike a particular chord with Jews.

70
Village Voice
Leslie Camhi
Krabbé alternates exaggeration with sentiment, but the main characters are relatively complex, and its surprise ending is genuinely affecting.

63
Chicago Tribune
Robert K. Elder
The only glaring fault of this otherwise fine film is that director Jeroen Krabbe's sense of drama is far too heavy-handed in spots.

60
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
Becomes disarmingly warm and even a little folksy at times, but Edwin de Vries' script proves devastatingly deceptive.

60
LA Weekly
Paul Malcolm
Manipulative filmmaking at its most gently persuasive.

50
Austin Chronicle
Marc Savlov
Not for everyone's taste, I'd think, but a notably thoughtful effort nonetheless.

50
Variety
David Stratton
A well intentioned but uneven and overly sentimental film.

50
New York Post
Jonathan Foreman
After a dreadfully clunky start, Left Luggage picks up and becomes quite moving.
50
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
One of those movies where the audience knows the message before the film begins and the characters are still learning it when the film ends.

50
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
The drama has compelling moments and touches of imagination, but it relies more on sentiment than sense in conveying its messages about faith, family, and tradition.

41
Mr. Showbiz
Michael Atkinson
Has only its actors to keep it afloat.

40
TV Guide
Ken Fox
Can a adorable, freckle-faced four-year-old save an entire movie? Sadly no.

40
The New York Times
Stephen Holden
So intent on pushing its virtuous agenda that its characters often sound like mouthpieces parroting predigested attitudes.


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