
Charlotte
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.
Release Date: 1981-02-26
War
Drama
Casts

Birgit Doll
as Charlotte Salomon

Elisabeth Trissenaar
as Paulinka

Brigitte Horney
as Grandma

Max Croiset
as Albert

Peter Capell
as Grandfather

Derek Jacobi
as Daberlohn

Peter Faber
as Frits Blech

Maria Machado
as Mrs. Schwartz

Shireen Strooker
as Mukki

Patricia Hodge
as Teacher