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51 out of 100

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8.4 out of 10

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  • Starring: Laura Fraser
  • Summary: 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.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jack Mathews
    75
    Krabbe attempts to stuff too many themes and subplots into the story.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    60
    Becomes disarmingly warm and even a little folksy at times, but Edwin de Vries' script proves devastatingly deceptive.
  3. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Paul Malcolm
    60
    Manipulative filmmaking at its most gently persuasive.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. ArnoldR.
    10
    Best film I've seen in several years. This film is a work of art to be appreciated by small sophisticated audience.
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