The Woman with the Five Elephants
Documentary, dir. by
Vadim Jendreyko
Germany, 2009, 93 min.
German and Russian with English subtitles
Winner of the Sterling Award for Best World Feature Documentary at Silverdocs, the documentary unravels the mystery behind the life and work of the world’s greatest translator of Russian literature, Svetlana Geier. For the first time in 56 years, Geier returns to Kiev together with her granddaughter — a revelatory investigation into language, meaning and the tides of history.
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02/22/2018 11:00 am
02/22/2018 12:30 pm
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The Woman with the Five Elephants
<p>Documentary, dir. by<br />
Vadim Jendreyko<br />
Germany, 2009, 93 min.<br />
German and Russian with English subtitles</p>
<p>Winner of the Sterling Award for Best World Feature Documentary at Silverdocs, the documentary unravels the mystery behind the life and work of the world’s greatest translator of Russian literature, Svetlana Geier. For the first time in 56 years, Geier returns to Kiev together with her granddaughter — a revelatory investigation into language, meaning and the tides of history.</p>
<p><strong>Return to full schedule <a href="https://www.bklynlibrary.org/litfilm">here</a>.</strong></p>
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