The Interpreter
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Jiří Menzel, Peter Simonischek
The Interpreter | Dolmetscher by Martin Šulík
SVK/CZE/AUT 2018, Berlinale Special
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Peter Simonischek, Anna Rakovská, Jiří Menzel, Eva Kramerová
The Interpreter | Dolmetscher by Martin Šulík
SVK/CZE/AUT 2018, Berlinale Special
© Titanic, InFilm, Coop 99 / Barbara Jancarova
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Jiří Menzel, Peter Simonischek
The Interpreter | Dolmetscher by Martin Šulík
SVK/CZE/AUT 2018, Berlinale Special
© Titanic, InFilm, Coop 99 / Barbara Jancarova
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Jiří Menzel, Peter Simonischek
The Interpreter | Dolmetscher by Martin Šulík
SVK/CZE/AUT 2018, Berlinale Special
© Titanic, InFilm, Coop 99 / Barbara Jancarova
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Jiří Menzel, Peter Simonischek
The Interpreter | Dolmetscher by Martin Šulík
SVK/CZE/AUT 2018, Berlinale Special
© Titanic, InFilm, Coop 99 / Barbara Jancarova
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Martin Šulík
The Interpreter | Dolmetscher by Martin Šulík
SVK/CZE/AUT 2018, Berlinale Special
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Oscillating between comedy and tragedy, Martin Šulík’s road movie focuses on two old men weighed down by the unresolved conflicts that have plagued their lives who are now trying to free themselves from this oppressive burden. Jiří Menzel plays the role of the gloomy and worldly-wise Ali, Peter Simonischek is the maverick Georg.
With
- Peter Simonischek (Georg Graubner)
- Jiří Menzel (Ali Ungár)
- Zuzana Mauréry (Edita)
- Anita Szvrcsek (Jola)
- Anna Rakovská (Truda)
- Eva Kramerová (Berta)
- Réka Derzsi (Veronika)
- Attila Mokos (Kysel Junior)
- Karol Šimon (Pečner)
- Igor Hrabinský (Kysel Senior)
Crew
Written and Directed by | Martin Šulík |
Cinematography | Martin Štrba |
Editing | Olina Kaufmanová |
Music | Vladimír Godár |
Sound Design | Pavel Rejholec |
Sound | Klaus Kellermann |
Production Design | František Lipták |
Costumes | Katarína Hollá |
Make-Up | Lucie Lišková |
Assistant Director | Jan Bílek |
Casting | Ingrid Hodálová |
Production Manager | Josefína Borecká |
Producers | Rudolf Biermann, Martin Šulík, Bruno Wagner |
Executive Producer | Mirka Grimaldi |
Co-Producers | Tibor Búza, Helena Uldrichová |
Co-Production |
Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska Bratislava Česká televize Prag |
World sales
Celluloid Dreams
http://www.celluloid-dreams.com http://www.celluloid-dreams.com
Produced by
Titanic
In Film Praha
Coop99 Filmproduktion
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Anna Rakovská, Peter Simonischek, Eva Kramerová
The actors at the Photo Call.
The Interpreter · Berlinale Special · Feb 23, 2018
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Eva Kramerová, Peter Simonischek, Anna Rakovská
The actors at Kino International.
The Interpreter · Berlinale Special · Feb 23, 2018
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Peter Simonischek
The actor at Kino International.
The Interpreter · Berlinale Special · Feb 23, 2018
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Film Team
At the Photo Call.
The Interpreter · Berlinale Special · Feb 23, 2018
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Peter Simonischek
The actor in conversation with journalists at Kino International.
The Interpreter · Berlinale Special · Feb 23, 2018
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Peter Simonischek, Martin Šulík
The director and the actor at the Photo Call.
The Interpreter · Berlinale Special · Feb 23, 2018
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Anna Rakovská, Eva Kramerová
The actresses at the Photo Call.
The Interpreter · Berlinale Special · Feb 23, 2018
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Peter Simonischek
The actor talking to his fans.
The Interpreter · Berlinale Special · Feb 23, 2018
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Martin Šulík
The director at Kino International.
The Interpreter · Berlinale Special · Feb 23, 2018
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Martin Šulík
The Interpreter · Berlinale Special · Feb 23, 2018
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Peter Simonischek
The Interpreter · Berlinale Special · Feb 23, 2018
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Bruno Wagner (Producer), Martin Šulík (Director, Screenwriter, Producer), Peter Simonischek (Actor), Rudolf Biermann (Producer), Moderation: Jenni Zylka
The Interpreter | Dolmetscher
Berlinale Special · Press Conference · Feb 23, 2018
Martin Šulík
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Born in Žilina, Slovakia in 1962, he gained his first experience as a film director and actor whilst studying at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. He made his debut film, Neha (Tenderness), in 1991. His most successful film to date, Záhrada (The Garden), won the Czech Lion Award in five different categories. He has also been working as a screenwriter and since 2000 has focused chiefly on documentary and television productions. In 2005, he returned to making feature films with the comedy Sluneční stát aneb hrdinové dělnické třídy (The City of the Sun).
Filmography
1984 Skon Paľa Ročku (The Death of Palo Ročka) 1991 Neha (Tenderness) 1993 Všetko, čo mám rád (Everything I Like) 1995 Záhrada (The Garden) 1997 Orbis Pictus 2000 Krajinka (Landscape) 2002 Klíč k určovaní trpaslíků aneb Poslední cesta Lemuela Gullivera (The Key for Determining Dwarfs or The Last Travel of Lemuel Gulliver); documentary 2005 Sluneční stát aneb hrdinové dělnické třídy (The City of the Sun) 2007 Martin Slivka – Muz, ktory sadil stromy; documentary 2009 Zlatá šedesátá (Golden Sixties); documentary TV series 2011 Cigán (Gypsy) 2018 The Interpreter (Dolmetscher)
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2018