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Karamazovi

Karamazovi

2008Movie⏱️ 1h 50m
Drama
7.5
IMDB Rating
1,294 votes

A film that examines the relationships between lives on both sides of the proscenium, Petr Zelenka's Karamazovi finds a Prague-based theatrical ensemble arriving in Krakow, Poland - where its members prepare to mount a stage produ...

Director
Petr Zelenka
Writers
Fyodor Dostoevsky, Evald Schorm, Petr Zelenka
Stars
Michaela Badinková, Jerzy Michal Bozyk, Igor Chmela
Release Date
April 24, 2008
Language
Czech, Polish, English
Country
Czech Republic, Poland, France
🏆 4
Wins
🎯 8
Nominations
💬 7
Reviews
📋 1.6K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Michaela Badinková
Michaela Badinková
as Katya
👤
Jerzy Michal Bozyk
as Pianist
Igor Chmela
Igor Chmela
as Ivan Karamazov
👤
Malgorzata Galkowska
Radek Holub
Radek Holub
as Smerdyakov
Lenka Krobotová
Lenka Krobotová
as Grushenka
Klára Lidová
Klára Lidová
as Dancer
Roman Luknár
Roman Luknár
as Director
Andrzej Mastalerz
Andrzej Mastalerz
as Serviceman
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Marek Matejka
as Commissioner

💰 Box Office

$297,455
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Hradek, Czech Republic
Production
Ceská Televize, Eurimages, Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Marvelous complexity?
by plamya-12009-03-28
9/10

"This film requires multiple viewings to untangle the complexities of life imitating art imitating life. So far I've only had one. The suffering of children because of their parents links the major contemporary plot line with the novel. Most of the dialogue is from Dostoevsky, whether or not the actors are on stage. Ivan Karamazov's atheist manifesto of returning the ticket to God's offer of paradise is somehow central. There must be significance in fact that the setting is the factory at Nowa Huta, a factory built at Stalin's behest and the later stage of Walesa's &quo..."

💡 Did You Know?

Czech Republic's 2009 Academy Awards official submission to Foreign-Language Film category.

📖 Synopsis

A film that examines the relationships between lives on both sides of the proscenium, Petr Zelenka's Karamazovi finds a Prague-based theatrical ensemble arriving in Krakow, Poland - where its members prepare to mount a stage produ...