Martha and I
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.
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Martha and I
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Sep 1, 1990
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Drama
User Score
70%
Original Title
Martha et moi
Production Companies
Canal+, Production Générale de Films (PROGEFI), RAI, TF1 Films Production, Iduna Film Produktiongesellschaft
Director
Jiří Weiss
Description
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.