Charlotte is a movie directed by Frans Weisz in 1981 and based on the book Life? or Theatre? by Charlotte Salomon, first published in 1981. The movie features Birgit Doll, Elisabeth Trissenaar, Brigitte Horney, Max Croiset, Peter Capell, Derek Jacobi, and others.
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Storyline
Charlotte Salomon departs Berlin in 1939 in search of safety at the property her grandparents own in the south of France. Later war breaks, and Charlotte has to deal with her mother’s suicide, her grandmother’s sadness, and forgetting everything she left behind. Charlotte begins painting to combat her dejection and creates over a thousand pictures. She gives her body of work, which focuses on her past life in Berlin, this title: Is my life real, or is it theater?
Movie vs Book
Year
1981
Minutes
96
Movie Rate
6.70
Source: IMDb
Year
1981
Pages
810
Book Rate
9.08
S: Goodreads
Book
Life? or Theatre?
Original title: Leben? oder Theater?
Author: Charlotte Salomon
Country: Germany
First published in: 1981
Length: 810 pages
Genre: Biography
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Richard Dindo
Movie by Frans Weisz
Movie by Tahir Rana, Éric Warin
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