DVD
Protektor
Call Number
- DVD FOREIGN (CEN)
Languages
In Czech, with English subtitles; closed-captioned.
Performers
Marek Daniel, Jana Plodková, Tomáš Měcháček.
Publication Information
[New York] : Film Movement, [2012]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated; portrays adult situations and language.
Summary
1938, Prague. Emil, a radio reporter, is married to the beautiful Hana, an actress whose new film has catapulted her into fame. As the Nazis come to power, however, Hana's Jewish heritage precipitates her fall from stardom to the bottom of the social ladder. In order to protect her, Emil compromises himself collaborating with the new Nazi-controlled state radio station. But as Emil starts enjoying the attention and respect that had previously evaded him, his fidelity and loyalty towards his wife begin to falter. The assassination of the Third Reich Deputy Protector and a chance encounter on a bicycle bring their lingering marriage to a crisis, possibly sealing Hana's fate.
Notes
Title from container.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2009.
Special features: This month's short film: I was a child of holocaust survivors / directed by Ann Marie Fleming (15 min.)