Rosenstrasse
Samuel Goldwyn Films | Release Date: August 20, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
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9
Mixed:
9
Negative:
4
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100
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
The movie is woven with care and complexity, again confirming von Trotta's place as one of the world's greatest female filmmakers. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Director Margarethe von Trotta nearly buries the drama of the protest itself within the awkwardly sentimental framework of a contemporary New Yorker's quest to learn the truth of her widowed German mother's grief and history. But while the film concentrates on Lena, eloquently portrayed by Katja Riemann, the movie earns your empathy. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleRuthe Stein
Worth seeing. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
It is at once inspiring and troubling. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJean Oppenheimer
At heart a love story, Rosenstrasse benefits from strong, sympathetic performances from two actresses who play the same character at different ages. Read full review
70
VarietyDavid Stratton
A sober, unsensationalized enactment of a Holocaust incident. Von Trotta keeps sentimentality at bay and, as a result, the film isn't as emotionally wrenching as it might have been. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Most important is the film's consistent unexpectedness. Rosenstrasse captures well not only the varying states of mind and levels of awareness in Germany during World War II but also the era's lingering effect upon its survivors. Read full review
70
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
A modest yet moving fact-based drama. Read full review
63
Miami HeraldConnie Ogle
Shares an important slice of German history that is largely unknown. Read full review
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