Charlotte (1981 film) explained

Charlotte
Director:	Frans Weisz
Runtime:	96 minutes
Country:	Netherlands West Germany
Language:	German, Dutch

Charlotte is a 1981 West German-Dutch film directed by Frans Weisz. It is a biography about German-Jewish painter Charlotte Salomon, who died in the Holocaust.^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Birgit Doll ... Charlotte Salomon
• Elisabeth Trissenaar ... Paulinka
• Brigitte Horney ... Grandma
• Max Croiset... Albert
• Peter Capell ... Grandfather
• Derek Jacobi ... Daberlohn
• Buddy Elias ... Herr Schwartz
• Peter Faber ... Frits Blech
• Eric Vaessen ... Herr Deutscher
• Maria Machado ... Frau Schwartz
• Shireen Strooker ... Mukki
• Lous Hensen ... Frau Deutscher
• Yoka Berretty ... Frau Morgan
• Patricia Hodge ... Teacher
• Irene Jarosch ... Magda

Reception

Salomon's biographer Mary Lowenthal Felstiner calls the film "poignant", though she thought Derek Jacobi's performance as Daberlohn "overblown".^[3]

Notes and References

1. News: Brown . Hannah . Triple Dutch . 7 December 2010 . . 22 February 2024.
2. Web site: Filmvorführung Charlotte Filmische Biografie von Regisseur Frans Weisz, 1980 . 22 February 2024 . German . Lenbachhaus.
3. Book: Felstiner, Mary Lowenthal . 1994 . To Paint Her Life: Charlotte Salomon in the Nazi Era . New York . registration . . 229 . 0-06-017105-7.