The Karamazovs
Director Petr Zelenka, in both his chosen theme and form, has come up with an exceptional piece, oscillating between fiction and documentary and centred on the successful production presented by Prague’s Dejvice Theatre.
A theatre company from Prague arrives in Cracow to present a stage adaptation of Dostoevsky’s novel The Brothers Karamazov at the city’s alternative drama festival; the production is to be staged in an unusual venue – the local steelworks. As rehearsals get under way, we follow not only the emotional story examining issues of faith, immortality and the salvation of the human soul, but also the relationships within the acting troupe itself, which strangely reflect Dostoevsky’s “great” themes. The stage drama is transferred to the real world when a tragedy occurs during rehearsal involving one of the spectators.
Read moreKarlovy Vary International Film Festival
2008 – Petr Zelenka (FIPRESCI Prize)
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
2008 – Petr Zelenka (Special Mention)
Czech Lions
2008 – Best Film
Czech Lions
2008 – Petr Zelenka (Best Director)
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