Die Frau mit den 5 Elefanten

Jan 28 2010 Not Rated 1h 33m
Documentary

Documentary about Svetlana Geier, a Ukranian who has translated the great works of Dostoyevsky into German. First her father ends up in one of Stalin's prison camps, then young Svetlana herself experiences the German invasion. In order to survive she learns German at home in Kiev. She is good and gets work as a translator before ending up in a German camp in 1943. Now, 65 years later, she is a renowned translator who in her twilight years has translated the great works of Dostoevsky. For the first time in all these years, she returns to Kiev together with her granddaughter.

Plot

First her father ends up in one of Stalin's prison camps, then young Svetlana herself experiences the German invasion. In order to survive she learns German at home in Kiev. She is good and gets work as a translator before ending up in a German camp in 1943. Now, 65 years later, she is a renowned translator who in her twilight years has translated the great works of Dostoevsky. For the first time in all these years, she returns to Kiev together with her granddaughter.

Written by

Vadim Jendreyko

Directed by

Vadim Jendreyko

Cast

Svetlana Geier, Anna Götte, Hannelore Hagen

Crew

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Production Countries

Switzerland, Germany

Production Companies

Filmtank, Mira Film, 3sat, SRF, ZDF

Languages

Deutsch

Awards

5 wins & 6 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
335
Average Rating
7.6 out of 10
Metascore
66
Popularity
NA