The Woman with the 5 Elephants

The Woman with the 5 Elephants

2010
1h 33m
6.6

6.6/10

8 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

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.

Status: Released

Revenue: $9,256

Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
ZDF 3sat Filmtank Mira Film SRF
Production Countries
Germany Switzerland
Spoken Languages
German

Quick Facts

Original Title Die Frau mit den 5 Elefanten
Release Date January 9, 2010
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt1510726
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Cast

Svetlana Geier
Svetlana Geier

Svetlana Geier

Anna Götte
Anna Götte

Anna Götte

Hannelore Hagen
Hannelore Hagen

Hannelore Hagen

Jürgen Klodt
Jürgen Klodt

Jürgen Klodt

Key Crew

Hercli Bundi
Producer
Vadim Jendreyko
Writer
Vadim Jendreyko
Producer
Thomas Tielsch
Producer
Vadim Jendreyko
Director

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