In 1972 Antwerp, a carefree Jewish college student (Laura Fraser) is spiritually awakened when she takes a job as a nanny to a family of Hasidic Jews. Simcha: Adam Monty. Kalman: Jeroen Krabbe (who directed). Mrs. Kalman: Isabella Rossellini. Apfelschnitt: Topol. Sofie: Heather Weeks. Chaja's Mother: Marianne Sagebrecht. Chaja's Father: Maximilian Schell. Concierge: David Bradley. Goldman: Lex Goudsmit. Mrs. Goldman: Miriam Margolyes.