The Seventh Room ( hu, A hetedik szoba) is a 1995 Italian-Hungarian biography film based on the life of

Edith Stein Edith Stein (religious name Saint Teresia Benedicta a Cruce ; also known as Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross or Saint Edith Stein; 12 October 1891 – 9 August 1942) was a German Jewish philosopher who converted to Christianity and became a ...

Plot

Edith Stein grew up in a devout Jewish family round the turn of the century in Breslau. Already at a young age she was interested in philosophy, which she later studied in Göttingen and Freiburg. When Edith converted to the Catholic faith, most of the contact with her family breaks off. In the 1920s, Edith Stein worked as a teacher at the St. Magdalena girls' school in Speyer. After the rise of the Nazis and the beginning persecution of the Jews put an end to her teaching activities, Edith joined the Discalced Carmelite order's convent in Cologne-Lindenthal in 1933, where she took the name Sister Teresia Benedicta a Cruce. It was difficult for her to acclimatise herself, but as a nun she found her personal fulfilment. Shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War, she was sent to a conventn in the Netherlands. When the persecution of the nazi's increased, Edith was deported to Auschwitz and murdered in the gas chamber there in 1942.

Cast

Maia Morgenstern Maia Emilia Ninel Morgenstern (; born 1 May 1962) is a Romanian film and stage actress, Gabriela DumbaPur și SIMPLU, Maia Morgenstern, ("Pure and simple, Maia Morgenstern", but with a pun, because Simplu is a Romanian musical group with whom ...

- Edith Stein *

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- Sister Giuseppa *

Elide Melli Elide Melli (born 29 November 1952) is an Italian actress. She appeared in more than ten films since 1979. Selected filmography References External links * 1952 births Living people Italian film actresses {{Italy-film-actor-s ...

- Rosa * Giovanni Capalbo - Paul *

Adriana Asti Adriana Asti (born 30 April 1931) is an Italian stage, film, and voice actress. Biography On stage, she starred in ''Saint Joan'' by George Bernard Shaw, ''Happy Days'' by Samuel Beckett, ''The Mistress of the Inn'' by Carlo Goldoni, and ''Three ...

- Augusta *

Jerzy Radziwiłowicz Jerzy Radziwiłowicz (; born 8 September 1950) is a Polish film actor. He is a graduate of the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw. He has appeared in 37 films since 1974. Selected filmography * ''Man of Marble'' (1977) * ''Man of Iron' ...

- Hans * Cintia Lodetti * Nella Ammendola - *

Zsuzsa Czinkóczi Zsuzsa Czinkóczi (born January 23, 1967) is a Hungarian actress. Her best-known work includes ''Nobody's Daughter'' (1976), '' Just Like Home'' (1978), ''Diary for My Children'' (1984), ''Diary for My Lovers ''Diary for My Lovers'' ( hu, Napl ...

- Dora * Ryszard Lukowski - Jakob *

Jerzy Bińczycki Jerzy Bińczycki (6 September 1937 – 2 October 1998) was a Polish stage and film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1962 and 1998. He starred in the 1975 film '' Nights and Days'', which was entered into the 26th Berlin International ...

Teresa Budzisz-Krzyżanowska Teresa Budzisz-Krzyżanowska (born 17 September 1942) is a Polish stage and film actress. She appeared in more than forty films since 1972. She has performed at the Bagatela Theatre in Kraków, Juliusz Słowacki Theatre in Kraków, National Hel ...

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* 1990s biographical films Films directed by Márta Mészáros Hungarian biographical films Italian biographical films Italian World War II films Hungarian World War II films Films set in convents {{Hungary-film-stub