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Director
  
Jiri Krejcik

Duration
  

Language
  
Czech

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IMDb

Genre
  
Biography, Drama

Country
  
Czechoslovakia

The Divine Emma movie poster

Release date
  
December 1, 1979 (1979-12-01) (Czech Republic)

Writer
  
Jiri Krejcik, Zdenek Mahler

Initial release
  
December 1979 (Czechoslovakia)

Music director
  
Zdenek Liska, Svatopluk Havelka

Screenplay
  
Jiri Krejcik, Zdenek Mahler

Cast
  
Bozidara Turzonovova
(Emma Destinn),
Juraj Kukura
(Victor),
Gabriela Benackova
(Emma),
Jiri Adamira
(Colonel),
Milos Kopecky
(Samuel)

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The Divine Emma (Czech: Božská Ema) is a Czech drama film directed by Jiří Krejčík. It was released in 1979. The film was selected as the Czechoslovakian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 54th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

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Plot

The film is a biographical account of Czech operatic soprano Emmy Destinn's life. The primary focus is on the singer's return from USA in 1914, and her subsequent involvement in the Czech patriotic resistance against Austria-Hungary during World War I.

Cast

  • Božidara Turzonovová - Emmy Destinn (sung by Gabriela Beňačková)
  • Juraj Kukura - Victor
  • Miloš Kopecký - Samuel
  • Jiří Adamíra - Colonel
  • Václav Lohniský - Train dispatcher

    • References

    The Divine Emma Wikipedia
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    The Divine Emma IMDb The Divine Emma themoviedb.org


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