The Woman with the 5 Elephants
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Vadim Jendreyko
Daniel Almada
Niels Bolbrinker
Hercli Bundi
Hercli Bundi
Gisela Castronar-jaensch
Film Details
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Synopsis
Swetlana Geier is considered the greatest translator of Russian literature into German. Best known for her recent translations of Dostoyevsky, Geier continues to work into her 80s. The secret to her talent lies in her ability to internalize the text and draw from her own life story. As Geier travels back to her birthplace in Ukraine, she visits her "stork well," the symbolic source of her greatest pain and creativity. There, she puts her past into poetry - the translation of which becomes her most satisfying expression yet.
Director
Vadim Jendreyko
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States Summer July 20, 2011
Released in United States on Video February 21, 2012
Released in United States 2010
Released in United States June 2010
Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (Next) April 29-May 9, 2010.
Shown at SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (Sterling World Feature Competition) June 21-27, 2010.
Released in United States June 2010 (Shown at SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (Sterling World Feature Competition) June 21-27, 2010.)
Limited Release in United States Summer July 20, 2011 (New York City)
Released in United States on Video February 21, 2012
Released in United States 2010 (Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (Next) April 29-May 9, 2010.)
