The Karamazov Brothers (film)

The Karamazov Brothers
Directed by	Petr Zelenka
Written by	Petr Zelenka
Produced by	Cestmír Kopecký
Starring	Ivan Trojan David Novotný Igor Chmela Martin Myšička Radek Holub
Cinematography	Alexander Surkala
Edited by	Vladimír Barák
Music by	Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
Release date	April 24, 2008 (2008-04-24)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Czech Republic
Languages	Czech Polish
Budget	12,000,000 Czech koruna (€480,000)

The Karamazov Brothers (Czech: Karamazovi) is a 2008 Czech film directed by Petr Zelenka, with a soundtrack by Jan A. P. Kaczmarek.

Plot summary

The film tells the story of a group of Czech actors who come to Polish steelworks to perform a stage adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1880 novel The Brothers Karamazov at an alternative drama festival. As rehearsals get under way, we follow not only the emotional story examining issues of faith, immortality, and the salvation of the human soul, but also the relationships within the acting troupe itself, which strangely reflect Dostoevsky's "great" themes. The stage drama is transferred to the real world when a tragedy occurs during rehearsal involving one of the spectators.

Cast

• Michaela Badinková as Katya
• Igor Chmela as Ivan Karamazov
• Radek Holub as Smerdyakov
• Lenka Krobotová as Grushenka
• David Novotný as Dmitriy Karamazov
• Ivan Trojan as Stary Karamazov
• Martin Myšička as Alyosha Karamazov
• Jerzy Michal Bozyk as Pianist
• Malgorzata Galkowska

Awards and recognition

Karamazovi won the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) award in Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2008 and was submitted by The Czech Republic for the 2009 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.

See also

• Bratya Karamazovy, a 1969 Soviet adaptation of the same novel

External links

• Official website
• Karamazovi at IMDb