Rosenstrasse (film)
| Rosenstraße | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Margarethe von Trotta |
| Written by | Pamela Katz Margarethe von Trotta |
| Produced by | Henrik Meyer, Richard Schöps, Markus Zimmer |
| Starring | Maria Schrader Katja Riemann Martin Wuttke |
Release date |
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Running time | 136 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Languages | German English |
Rosenstraße is a 2003 film directed by Margarethe von Trotta, starring Maria Schrader and Katja Riemann. It deals with the Rosenstrasse protest of 1943.
Plot
In the present day, a widow mourns the death of her husband. She covers up the TV set and all the mirrors in the house.
Her grown children are baffled by this behavior, asking why their mother has suddenly become
Production
Rosenstraße was Margarethe von Trotta's first film since 1995. Due to funding problems, she had to choose between retreating to academia (as some of her colleagues did) or doing more TV production work.[1]
Accolades
The film won a David at the David di Donatello Awards. Franz Rath won for Best Cinematography at the Bavarian Film Awards and the UNICEF Award at the Venice Film Festival.
Katja Riemann won Best Actress Award at the Venice International Film Festival.
Reception
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Rosenstraße received notable criticism from film critics and historians alike. In particular, the film's explicit claim to give an accurate account of the Rosenstraße protest has caused historians to point out not only a number of minor flaws in the logic of the film, but also some major points where Rosenstraße did not stick to the facts. Among others, historian Beate Meyer compared fact and fiction in a detailed treatment,[2] and came to the conclusion that Rosenstraße was a projection of contemporary hopes and myths on history, resulting in a utopia. The audience would inevitably come to wonder how the holocaust could occur "if only seven days of steadfastness would have sufficed to prevent it from happening."
References
- ^ Margret Eifler, "Margarethe von Trotta as Filmmaker: Biographical Retrospectives" German Quarterly 76: 4 (Autumn, 2003), p. 443 - 448. Review of the books Margarethe von Trotta: Filmmaking as Liberation by Renate Hehr and Margarethe von Trotta: Filmen, um zu berleben by Thilo Wydra.
- ^ Beate Meyer, Geschichte im Film: Judenverfolgung, Mischehen und der Protest in der Rosenstraße 1943. In Zeitschrift für Geschichtsforschung 52 (2004), Pp 23-36
External links
- Rosenstraße at IMDb
