Title: Edith Stein: The Seventh Chamber
Product review: Edith Stein: The Seventh Chamber offers a beautiful, powerful performance by Maia Morgenstern. Since there are few facts available regarding this saint's ultimate death in a concentration camp, the director took a lot of liberty with the storyline, of necessity. This provided the opportunity for great artistic license.Ms. Morgenstern's portrayal of this Jewish/Catholic/Carmelite nun's life and death is intriguing, touching...even inspiring. Will have to wait until the next life to find out what really took place for her, and for her sister, Rosa Stein. I have never seen a film that is so "artistic", with multiple flashback scenarios, dramatic/traumatic relationships with her mother, as well as with her professional rival. The first year in Carmel is daunting for anyone, but the unique challenges it posed for a Jewish convert were handled with style and great fairness. There is no white-washing present in this film.
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