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An account of German-Jewish artist Charlotte Salomon living in the south of France between 1941 and 1943.
The true story of Charlotte Salomon, a young German-Jewish painter who comes of age in Berlin on the eve of the Second World War. Fiercely imaginative and deeply gifted, she dreams of becoming an artist. Her first love applauds her talent, which emboldens her resolve. When anti-Semitic policies inspire violent mobs, she escapes to the safety of the South of France. There she begins to paint again, and finds new love. But her work is interrupted, this time by a family tragedy that reveals an even darker secret. Believing that only an extraordinary act will save her, she embarks on the monumental adventure of painting her life story.Read moreLess
The true story of Charlotte Salomon, a young German-Jewish painter who comes of age in Berlin on the eve of the Second World War. Fiercely imaginative and deeply gifted, she dreams of becoming an artist. Her first love applauds her talent, which emboldens her resolve. When anti-Semitic policies inspire violent mobs, she escapes to the safety of the South of France. There she begins to paint again, and finds new love. But her work is interrupted, this time by a family tragedy that reveals an even darker secret. Believing that only an extraordinary act will save her, she embarks on the monumental adventure of painting her life story.
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The true story of Charlotte Salomon, a young German-Jewish painter who comes of age in Berlin on the eve of the Second World War. Fiercely imaginative and deeply gifted, she dreams of becoming an artist. Her first love applauds her talent, which emboldens her resolve. When anti-Semitic policies inspire violent mobs, she escapes to the safety of the South of France. There she begins to paint again, and finds new love. But her work is interrupted, this time by a family tragedy that reveals an even darker secret. Believing that only an extraordinary act will save her, she embarks on the monumental adventure of painting her life story.
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Keira KnightleyCharlotte Salomon (voice)
Sam ClaflinAlexander Nagler (voice)
Raoul BhanejaProfessor Koch / Brown Shirt Leader / Others (voice)
Hanneke TalbotAugusta (voice)
Mark StrongAlfred Wolfsohn (voice)
Jim BroadbentGrosspapa (voice)
Henry CzernyDr. Moridis / Policeman #2 / Security Guard (voice)
Eddie MarsanAlbert Salomon (voice)
Helen McCroryPaula Lindberg-Salomon (voice)
Sophie OkonedoOttilie Moore (voice)
Brenda BlethynGrossmama (voice)
Scott McCordManfred / Brown Shirt # 2 (voice)Explore the crew
- Director
- Tahir Rana
- Director
- Éric Warin
- Writer
- David Bezmozgis
- Editor
- Roderick Deogrades
- Editor
- Sam Patterson
- Producer
- Julia Rosenberg
- Producer
- Jérôme Dopffer
- Producer
- Eric Goossens
- Producer
- Anton Roebbens
- Writer
- Erik Rutherford
- Original Music Composer
- Michelino Bisceglia