Martha and I Movie Review 1991

In 1934 Czechoslovakia, distinguished Jewish doctor Ernest Paul Fuchs (Piccoli), having divorced his unfaithful wife, impulsively marries his lower-class gentile German maid Martha (Sagebrecht). What turns out to be a true love match is witnessed through the adolescent eyes of nephew Emil (Chalupa), who comes to live with the couple. With the rise of Nazism and increased Jewish persecution the devoted Martha begins to fear for her husband and makes a futile attempt to find a safe haven. Stirring drama based on the director's childhood (he's the semi-fictionalized Emil). German with subtitles.

Distribution

Not Yet Released

Available on VHS
Running time 107 minutes.
Originally from German.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, Family Ties, Coming of Age, Judaism, Nazis & Other Paramilitary Slugs, Marriage, Tragedy

Screenplay

Jiri Weiss

Cast

Marianne Saegebrecht, Michel Piccoli, Vaclov Chalupa, Ondrej Vetchy

Cinematography

Viktor Ruzicka

Director

Jiri Weiss

Music

Jiri Stivin

Producer

Marius Schwartz, Sabine Tettenborn, Aries Cinematografica