Summaries

Santa Fe begins where Corti's 1982 film God Does Not Believe In Us Anymore leaves off. In 1940, a ship arrives in New York harbor filled with exhausted Jewish immigrants desperate to begin a new life. Freddy struggles to find work, learn English, and overcome his piercing alienation. His world of refugee acquaintances includes the depressed daughter of a poet/delicatessen owner, an aging surgeon who cannot find work, and a lovable charlatan photographer. A totally absorbing picture, which examines with complete assurance the hopes, doubts, and memories of immigrants who have no place to call home. Corti's trilogy continues with Welcome In Vienna.—National Center for Jewish Film

Picking up where "God Does Not Believe In Us Anymore" leaves off, Freddy struggles to find work after arriving in New York in 1940. His world of refugee acquaintances includes the depressed daughter of a poet/delicatessen owner, an aging surgeon who cannot find work, and a lovable charlatan photographer. Corti's trilogy continues with "Welcome in Vienna"—National Center for Jewish Film

Details

Keywords
  • immigrant
  • jewish
  • poetry
  • december 7 1941
  • reference to pearl harbor
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Mar 1, 1986
Countries of origin Austria West Germany
Language English German
Filming locations New York City, New York, USA
Production companies Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) Schweizerische Radio- und Fernsehgesellschaft (SRG) Thalia-Film

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 58m
Color Black and White
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

Synopsis

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