Martha And I

Name: Martha And I
Genre: Drama
Released: 1991-08-21
Duration: 1 h 46 min
Rating: 6.50
Cast: Michael Kausch, Klaus Grünberg, Marianne Sägebrecht, Michel Piccoli

– Emil (Vaclav Chalupa as a teen, Ondrej Vetchy as an adult) has been naughty, and his family is at a ..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.50 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 46 Minutes

Release Year:

1990

Original Name:

Martha et moi

Martha And I — Martha and I (1990) - Also known as Martha et moi

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.

Story Timeline:

1930s

Producing Country:

Austria, Italy, Germany, France

Filming Locations:

Czechoslovakia, Prague

Genre:

Drama

Release Date:

21 Aug 1991

Language:

Czech

Directed by:

Jirí Weiss

Story Written By:

Jirí Weiss

Main Actors:

Michael Kausch, Klaus Grünberg, Marianne Sägebrecht, Michel Piccoli

Plot:

A child meets his uncle, a Czech Jew living in the south of Germany in the days before the 2nd world war. Without taking care of social prejudices, the uncle marries Martha, his servant. When the Nazis come to the power the young and the couple move to Prague. Then is Martha who defends her marriage to a Jew against the society. Finally, the man manages to force the separation to save Martha from finishing in a concentration camp with him.

Awards:

4 wins & 3 nominations.

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.6/10

#Czech Abroad

#Uncle

#Anti Semitism

#Nazi

#Divorce

#Jewish

#Doctor