Edith Stein: The Seventh Chamber

– An expressionist biography of Edith Stein, who converted from the Jewish faith to the Catholic one a..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.90 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 48 Minutes
Release Year:
1996
Original Name:
A hetedik szoba
Edith Stein: The Seventh Chamber (1996) - Also known as A hetedik szoba

An expressionist biography of Edith Stein, who converted from the Jewish faith to the Catholic one and became a Carmelite sister. She would die in a German concentration camp.

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Release Date:

06 Jun 1996

Language:

Hungarian

Director:

Márta Mészáros

Writer:

Roberta Mazzoni, Márta Mészáros, Éva Pataki

Main Actors:

Maia Morgenstern, Elide Melli, Jan Nowicki, Anna Polony

Plot:

This movie is based on the life of Saint Edith Stein. She was a German nun of Jewish descent who had converted to Catholicism. Much of her early life was spent as an outspoken academic. There, according to the movie, she feuded with Joseph Heller, a fellow professor with right wing beliefs. In 1933, after Jews were no longer allowed to teach, she became a nun in the Spartan-like Carmelite order. But when World War II heated up, Heller, who had become an important Nazi official, took his revenge. He had her deported to Auschwitz.

Awards:

3 wins.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.8/10