Rosenstrasse
Seen it?2003 | 136 min | Drama, War
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and middling reviews (49 on Metacritic), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs. If you loved The Zone of Interest or The Pianist, start here.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 16 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
When Ruth's husband dies in New York, in 2000, she imposes strict Jewish mourning, which puzzles her children. A stranger comes to the house - Ruth's cousin - with a picture of Ruth, age 8, in Berlin, with a woman the cousin says helped Ruth escape. Hannah, Ruth's daughter engaged to a gentile, goes to Berlin to find the woman, Lena Fisher, now 90. Posing as a journalist investigating intermarriage, Hannah interviews Lena who tells the story of a week in 1943 when the Jewish husbands of Aryan women were detained in a building on Rosenstrasse. The women gather daily for word of their husbands. The film goes back and forth to tell Ruth and Lena's story. How will it affect Hannah?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
49 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 5K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Margarethe von Trotta
- Katja RiemannLena Fischer ( 33 Jahre alt )
- Maria SchraderHannah Weinstein
- Doris SchadeLena Fischer ( 90 Jahre alt )
- Jutta LampeRuth Weinstein ( 60 Jahre alt )
- Svea LohdeRuth Weinstein ( 8. Jahre alt )
- Jürgen VogelArthur von Eschenbach
- Martin FeifelFabian Fischer
- Fedja van HuêtLuis Marquez
- Carola RegnierRachel Rosenbauer
- Plien van BennekomMarion