Charlotte 43 years old

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.

Credits

Birgit Doll as Charlotte Salomon

Derek Jacobi as Daberlohn

Peter Faber as Frits Blech

Brigitte Horney as Grandma

Elisabeth Trissenaar as Paulinka

Max Croiset as Albert

Charlotte Cast

Name	Character
Birgit Doll She was 22, 57 years old when she died	as Charlotte Salomon
Derek Jacobi He was 42, now 85 years old	as Daberlohn
Peter Faber He was 474, 40 years old when he died	as Frits Blech
Brigitte Horney She was 69, 77 years old when she died	as Grandma
Elisabeth Trissenaar She was 36, now 80 years old	as Paulinka
Max Croiset He was 68, 80 years old when he died	as Albert
Peter Capell He was 68, 73 years old when he died	as Grandfather

Charlotte Crew

Name	Department
Theo van de Sande as Director of Photography. He was 33 (now 76) years old	Camera
Jerzy Lipman as Director of Photography. He was 58 (61) years old when He died	Camera
Frans Weisz as Director. He was 42 (now 85) years old	Directing

Charlotte (43 years)

Release day: Thursday, February 26, 1981
Runtime: 96 minutes