The Woman with the 5 Elephants | Die Frau mit den 5 Elefanten
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.
Description: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Homepage: http://www.5elefanten.ch/Intro
Budget: $0 | Revenue : $9,256
Runtime: 93 minutes
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Svetlana Geier
Played Svetlana Geier
Anna Götte
Played Anna Götte
Hannelore Hagen
Played Hannelore Hagen
Jürgen Klodt
Played Jürgen Klodt
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