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Die Frau mit den 5 Elefanten

Die Frau mit den 5 Elefanten

Documentary, 94 min.
Coproduction

Title E:The Woman With The 5 Elephants
Title F:La femme aux 5 éléphants
Title I:La donna con i 5 elefanti
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by Vadim Jendreyko

Switzerland / Germany, April 2009

Swetlana Geier is considered the greatest translator of Russian literature into German. Her new translations of Dostoyevsky's five great novels, known as the “five elephants”, are her life's work and literary milestones. The 85-year-old woman takes her first trip since the war back to the places of her childhood in the Ukraine, accompanied by the filmmaker Vadim Jendreyko. The film interweaves the story of Swetlana Geier's life with her literary work and traces the secret of this inexhaustible mediator of language.

www.5elefanten.ch

 

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Directed by: Vadim Jendreyko
Written by: Vadim Jendreyko

World Premiere: April 2009
Original Version: German/Russian (german/french subtitles), colour, 35mm, 94 min.
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ISAN: 0000-0002-0B2B-0000-P-0000-0000-0

Production: Mira Film Gmbh, Filmtank GmbH, 3sat, Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Producer: Hercli Bundi, Vadim Jendreyko, Thomas Tielsch
Executive Producer: Vadim Jendreyko, Hercli Bundi

Cinematography: Niels Chr. Bolbrinker, Stéphane Kuthy
Editing: Gisela Castronari
Location Sound Mix: Patrick Becker
Sound Editing: Daniel Almada
Sound Design: Daniel Almada
Rerecording Sound Mix: Florian Beck
Music: Daniel Almada, Martin Iannaccone
Compositing: Paul Avondet
Lighting: Niels Chr. Bolbrinker, Stéphane Kuthy

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World Sales: Nour Films

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Distribution Switzerland: Cineworx GmbH
Distribution Austria: Stadtkino - Filmverleih
Distribution France: Nour Films
Distribution Germany: RealFiction Filmverleih
Distribution USA: The Cinema Guild Inc.

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  • Yamagata, Yamagata Int. Documentary Film Festival, Award of Excellence 2011
  • Yamagata, Yamagata Int. Documentary Film Festival, Citizen's Prize 2011
  • Bozen, Bozner Filmtage, Publikumspreis 2010
  • Genève/Zürich, Bundesamt für Kultur, Swiss Film Prize Quartz "Best Documentary Film" 2010
  • Hollywood, Moondance International Film Festival, Atlantis Award 2010
  • Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minneapolis/St. Paul Int. Film Festival, Audience Prize 2010
  • Minsk, Filmfestival Listapad, Grand Prix for the Best Film 2010
  • Montréal, RIDM Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal, Prix Image 2010
  • Taipei, Taiwan International Documentary Festival, Jury's Special Mention 2010
  • Trieste, Trieste Film Festival, Alpe Adria Cinema Award for the Best Documentary Film 2010
  • Trieste, Trieste Film Festival, Audience Award documentary film competition 2010
  • Washington, Silverdocs Documentary Festival AFI/Discovery Channel, Sterling Award for Best World Feature 2010
  • Yerevan, Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival, Silver Apricot Special Prize for Documentary Film 2010
  • Leipzig, Internationales Leipziger Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm, DEFA-Förderpreis 2009
  • Nyon, Visions du Réel, Grand Prix SSA/Suissimage pour le meilleur long métrage suisse 2009
  • Nyon, Visions du Réel, Mention spéciale du Jury interreligieux 2009
  • Nyon, Visions du Réel, Prix SRG SSR idée suisse 2009

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