The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County will present the film "Twin Sisters" on Feb. 26 at 2 p.m.
Ben Sombogaart directs "De Tweeling"( Twin Sisters), based on the best-selling novel by Tessa de Loo. Using black-and-white and color to establish interwoven time lines, the story concerns twin sisters who grew up during WWII.
In 1926, orphans Lotte and Anna are separated and forbidden tocontact each other. Lotte is taken in by a wealthy Dutch couple to recover from tuberculosis and Anna is sent to work on a farm in Germany under the aegis of her uncle. Each woman becomes romantically involved with a different suitor when the war breaks out.
Nominated in 2004 for an Academy Award as Best Foreign Film, it is in Dutch with English subtitles. Admission is $5 for members, $7 for non-members.
