Charlotte

Overview

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.

Directed by Frans Weisz

Top cast

Birgit Doll

Charlotte Salomon

Elisabeth Trissenaar

Paulinka

Brigitte Horney

Grandma

Max Croiset

Albert

Peter Capell

Grandfather

Derek Jacobi

Daberlohn

Peter Faber

Frits Blech

Maria Machado

Mrs. Schwartz

Shireen Strooker

Mukki

Patricia Hodge

Teacher

Yoka Berretty

Mrs. Morgan

I

Irene Jarosch

Magda

J

Johanna Sophia

Gisela

H

Harke de Roos

Conductor

E

Eric Vaessen

Mr. Deutscher

B

Buddy Elias

Mr. Schwartz

L

Lous Hensen

Mrs. Deutscher

Ton Lensink

Dr. Moridini

Shaun Lawton

Radio reporter

L

Leonard Frank

Alexander Loebler

Details