Martha and I (1990)
Emil (Vaclav Chalupa as a teen, Ondrej Vetchy as an adult) has been naughty, and his family is at a loss about what to do with him. He's been dallying with the family maid. They decide to ship him off to spend time with his uncle Ernst Michel Piccoli), who married his family maid. The boy has a good relationship with his uncle, and a touching picture of Czech family life just at the advent of World War II emerges. Since Emil and Ernst are both Jewish, they are eventually carted away by the Nazis.
Director:
Jiří Weiss
Writer:
Jiří Weiss
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Marianne Sägebrecht as Martha |
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Michel Piccoli as Ernst |
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Klaus Grünberg as Berthold |
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Michael Kausch as Werner |
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Václav Chalupa as Emil |
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Ondřej Vetchý as Emil (older) |
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Božidara Turzonovová as |
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Jana Březinová as Ida Fuchs |
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Soňa Valentová as Elsa Fuchs |
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Jana Altmannová as |
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Zuzana Kocúriková as Ilona |
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Jiří Menzel as Doctor Benda |
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Vladimír Brabec as Kluge |
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Diana Mórová as |
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Ida Rapaičová as |
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Michael Kocáb as Hruby |
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Jitka Asterová as Sister |
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Jiří Strach as |
| Directing | Jiří Weiss | Director |
| Writing | Jiří Weiss | Screenplay |
| Camera | Viktor Růžička | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Jiří Stivín | Original Music Composer |