| Format | DCP |
|---|---|
| Duration | 94 min |
| Year | 2009 |
| Original Language | German, Russian |
| Subtitles | German, French, English |
| Country | Switzerland, Germany |
| ISAN | 0000-0002-0B2B-0000-P-0000-0000-0 |
The Woman with the 5 Elephants
A film by Vadim Jendreyko
Synopsis
Swetlana Geier is considered the greatest translator of Russian literature into German. Her translations of Dostoyevsky’s five great novels, known as the "five elephants", are her life’s work and literary mile-stones. Her work is characterized by a great and sensual feeling for language and uncompromising respect for the writers she translated. The film interweaves the story of Swetlana Geier’s life with her literary work and traces the secret of this inexhaustible mediator of language. It tells of great suffering, silent helpers and unhoped-for chances - and a love of language that outshines all else.
«The concept of transportation is not an adequate metaphor for translation. It is not transportation, since the luggage never arrives.»
More Infos
- Credits
Protagonists
Swetlana Geier
Anna Götte
Hannelore Hagen
Jürgen Klodt
Written and directed by
Vadim Jendreyko
Director of photography
Niels Bolbrinker
Stéphane Kuthy
Sound
Patrick Becker
Editing
Gisela Castronari-Jaensch
Original music
Daniel Almada
Martin Iannaccone
Production Switzerland
Mira Film GmbH
Production Germany
Filmtank Hamburg GmbH
Co-production
ZDF/3sat
Schweizer Fernsehen
With financial support of
MFG Baden Württemberg
Bundesamt für Kultur
Fachausschuss Audiovision und Multimedia der Kantone Basel-Stadt und Basel-Landschaft
Volkart Stiftung
S. Fischer Stiftung
Stiftung Edith Maryon
Robert Bosch Stiftung
Ernst Göhner Stiftung
UBS Kulturstiftung
Migros Kulturprozent
Focal Stagepool
Developed with the support of the
MEDIA Programme of the European Community
- Technical Details
- Festivals
33. Duisburger Filmwoche 2009
November 02, 2099 - November 08, 2009
52. Internationales Leipziger Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm 2009
October 26, 2099 - November 01, 2009
14th Festival du cinéma documentaire Filmer à tout prix 2011
November 11, 2011 - November 16, 2011
12th Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 2011
October 06, 2011 - October 13, 2011
3th DMZ DOCS Korean International Documentary Festival 2011
September 22, 2011 - September 28, 2011
15th FIDOCS Festival Internacional Documentales Santiago de Chile 2011
June 20, 2011 - June 26, 2011
Open City London Documentary Festival 2011
June 16, 2011 - June 19, 2011
29th Festival Cinematografico internacional del Uruguay Montevideo 2011
April 18, 2011 - April 30, 2011
35th Cleveland International Film Festival 2011
March 24, 2011 - April 03, 2011
13th Ljubljana Documentary Film Festival 2011
March 23, 2011 - March 30, 2011
5th Yunnan Multiculture Visual Festival Kunming 2011
March 21, 2011 - March 27, 2011
32 Festival internacional del nuevo cine latinoamericano 2010
December 02, 2010 - December 12, 2010
14th Black Nights Film Festival Tallinn 2010
November 19, 2010 - December 05, 2010
13th RIDM Rencontres internationales du documentaire Montréal 2010
November 10, 2010 - November 21, 2010
17th International Filmfestival Listapad Minsk 2010
November 05, 2010 - November 12, 2010
7thTaiwan International Documentary Festival 2010
October 22, 2010 - October 31, 2010
34th Mostra Internacional de Cinema Sao Paulo 2010
October 22, 2010 - November 04, 2010
15th Berlin & Beyond Film Festival San Francisco 2010
October 22, 2010 - November 04, 2010
Doclisboa 2010 VIII Festival internacional de cinema documental Lisboa 2010
October 14, 2010 - October 24, 2010
11th Moondance International Film Festival 2010
September 24, 2010 - September 26, 2010
4th Nonfiktionale Bd Aibling 2010
September 23, 2010 - September 26, 2010
21st Espoo Ciné International Film Festival 2010
August 20, 2010 - August 29, 2010
Santiago Festival internacional de Cine 2010
August 17, 2010 - August 23, 2010
59th Melbourne International Film Festival 2010
July 22, 2010 - August 08, 2010
9th Dokufest International Documentary and Shortfilm Festival Prizren 2010
July 21, 2010 - August 07, 2010
7th Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival 2010
June 11, 2010 - June 18, 2010
27th Jerusalem Film Festival 2010
June 08, 2010 - June 17, 2010
32th Moscow International Film Festival 2010
May 17, 2010 - May 26, 2010
7th Planet Doc Review Warsaw 2010
May 07, 2010 - May 16, 2010
17th Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival Toronto 2010
April 29, 2010 - May 09, 2010
28th Minneapolis-St.Paul International Film Festival 2010
April 15, 2010 - April 29, 2010
24th Bozner Filmtage 2010
April 14, 2010 - April 18, 2010
Beldocs International Documentary Film Festival Belgrad 2010
April 13, 2010 - April 20, 2010
12th Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independente 2010
April 07, 2010 - April 18, 2010
16th Bradford International Film Festival 2010
March 18, 2010 - March 28, 2010
33. Göteborg International Film Festival 2010
January 29, 2010 - February 08, 2010
39. International Film Festival Rotterdam 2010
January 27, 2010 - February 07, 2010
9th DocPoint Helsinki Documentary Film Festival 2010
January 26, 2010 - January 31, 2010
21st Trieste Film Festival 2010
January 21, 2010 - January 28, 2010
26. Kasseler Dokumentarfilm- und Videofest 2009
November 10, 2009 - November 15, 2009
Viennale Internationale Filmfestwoche Wien 2009
October 22, 2009 - November 04, 2009
62. Festival del film Locarno
August 05, 2009 - August 15, 2009
15e Visions du Réel – Festival International, Nyon
April 23, 2009 - April 29, 2009
45. Solothurner Filmtage 2010
January 21, 2009 - January 28, 2009
20th Tromsø International Film Festival 2010
January 18, 2009 - January 24, 2009
- Awards
Bozner Filmtage 2010
Publikumspreis
Bundesamt für Kultur, Swiss Film Award «Quartz» 2010
Best Documentary Film
Filmfestival Listapad 2010
Grand Prix for the Best Film
Golden Apricot Yerevan IFF 2010
Silver Apricot Special Prize for Documentary Film
DOK Leipzig 2009
DEFA-Förderpreis
Minneapolis/St.Paul IFF 2010
Audience Prize
Moondance IFF 2010
Atlantis Award
RIDM 2010
Prix Image
Silverdocs Documentary Festival AFI 2010
Sterling Award for Best World Feature
TIDF Taiwan International Documentary Festival 2010
Jury's Special Mention
Trieste Film Festival 2010
Alpe Adria Cinema Award for the Best Documentary Film
Trieste Film Festival 2010
Audience Award documentary film competition
Visions du Réel 2009
Grand Prix SSA/Suissimage pour le meilleur long métrage suisse
Visions du Réel 2009
Mention spéciale du Jury interreligieux
Visions du Réel 2009
Prix SRG SSR idée suisse
Yamagata Int. Documentary Film Festival 2011
Award of Excellence
Yamagata Int. Documentary Film Festival 2011
Citizen's Prize
