She is effectively playing a
number of different Sophies: the prewar
girl, terrified
of her reactionary, antisemitic father; the young woman being herded into the camp; the fierce, self - hating survivor whose every ounce
of energy is devoted to suppressing the memory
of her «choice»; and then the postwar woman
of mystery, who finds herself sharing her life with a damaged
bully, who loves her in his own way.