Gallery / Synopsis / Cast / Crew After their first production, Left Lugagge, won several Berlin Film Festival Awards in 1998, Jeroen Krabbé, Ate de Jong and Edwin de Vries decided to found Mulholland Pictures to continue their cinematic cooperation. Left Luggage, based on the novel by Carl Friedman, is therefore the founding production of Mulholland, and has been highly acclaimed throughout Europe and the United States. It stars among others Isabella Rosselini, Laura Fraser and Maximilian Schell and Chaim Topol. Gallery (more photos coming soon) Filmposter Click to enlarge Synopsis Chaja (Laura Fraser), a young girl in 1970's Antwerp accepts a job as a nanny in the household of the orthodox Jewish Kalman family. Although she is Jewish herself, her liberal attitudes clashes with the rules and traditions of the family. Through her fondness for Simcha (Adam Monty), the youngest of the children, and the open mind of Simcha's mother (Isabella Rosselini), she starts to learn from her experiences. Although the cultural gap remains, her time with the family gives her new perspectives on her Jewish background and her relationship with her parents, with her mother (Marianne Sagebrecht) manically putting away her memories from her time in Auschwitz, and her father (Maximilian Schell) continually looking for the place where he buried two suitcases he lost as a refugee during the war. But then, just as her love for Simcha is on its strongest, the boy drowns under circumstances that indirectly put blame on her. Left Luggage is a modern fairy tale about a young girl in search of the challenges of life. Without knowing, she changes the lives of the persons around her, seeking out the value of the past and the values of tradition. In the tradition of Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, it handles heavy topics like philosophy, Auschwitz and the second world war refreshingly light-footed. As a critic wrote: "In its own way, Left Luggage is almost as good as Schindler's List." Cast Laura Fraser - Chaja The Man in the Iron Mask, A Knight's Tale, Vanilla Sky Adam Monty - Simcha Kalman Isabella Rosselini - Mother Kalman Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, Death Becomes Her, Immortal Beloved Jeroen Krabbé - Father Kalman The Fugitive, The Living Daylights, Left Luggage Maximilian Schell - Chaja's father The Diary of Anne Frank (TV), A Bridge too Far, Deep Impact Marianne Sagebrecht - Chaja's mother The War of the Roses, All Men Are Mortal, Spanish Fly Chaim Topol - Mr. Apfelschnitt Fiddler on the Roof, Galileo, For Your Eyes Only, War and Remembrance (TV) Crew Jeroen Krabbé Director / associate producer Ate de Jong Writer Edgar Burcksen Editor Edwin de Vries Screenplay / associate producer Hemmo Sportel Production design Walther van den Ende Dir. of photography Henny Vrienten Composer