Synopsis
The 5 elephants are Dostoyevsky’s great literary works, all of which have been translated by the 87-year-old Svetlana Geier, considered the world’s most masterful translator of Russian literature into German. The filmmaker visits with a woman whose fascinating, dramatic life story has been colored by some of the most violent events in 20th century European history: Stalin’s purges of the kulaks (responsible for her father’s death) and the Nazi occupation of the Ukraine (ultimately responsible for saving her life and leading to a university education in Germany). A rigorous intellectual whom we’re privileged to watch parse the language, word by word, with her colleague, she warms the screen with the depths of her dignity and humanity.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $4,988 (53.9% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 1.86 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 1 opening theaters/1 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $12,580 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 16,801-16,900) | 16,892 | $9,256 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 34,401-34,500) | 34,420 | $9,256 |
| All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 8,001-8,100) | 8,032 | $9,256 |
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Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | July 20th, 2011 (Limited) by Cinema Guild, released as Woman With the Five Elephants |
| MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 94 minutes |
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| Keywords: | Foreign Language, Writing and Writers, World War II, Biography, Political |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Mira Film, Filmtank, ZDF, 3Sat |
| Production Countries: | Germany, Switzerland |
| Languages: | English |