Directed by:
Jiří KrejčíkCast:
Božidara Turzonovová, Juraj Kukura, Jiří Adamíra, Miloš Kopecký, Josef Somr, Čestmír Řanda st., Josef Kemr, Václav Neužil st., Václav Lohniský, Karel Augusta (more)Plots(1)
Jiří Krejčík’s biopic inspired by the fates of opera singer Ema Destinnová was based on Zdeněk Mahler’s screenplay. Not only the audiences, but also the communist censors, understood that this story of an independent woman under constant police surveillance refers to the Normalisation Czechoslovakia, which is why the film was screened mainly at cinemas of peripheral importance. (Summer Film School)
(more)Cast
![Božidara Turzonovová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268495_5fe694.jpg)
Božidara Turzonovová
Bulgaria
Best movies:
Na skle maľované (1980) (TV movie)
Romulus Veľký (1992) (TV movie)
Kým kohút nezaspieva (1972)
![Juraj Kukura](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268619_89d0f6.jpg)
Juraj Kukura
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Shadows of a Hot Summer (1977)
Kukura (2014) (theatrical recording)
Demeterovci (1976) (TV movie)
![Jiří Adamíra](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268982_0c9bc3.jpg)
Jiří Adamíra
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Dva na koni, jeden na oslu (1977) (theatrical recording)
A Prayer for Katerina Horovitzova (1965) (TV movie)
Byl jednou jeden dům (1974) (series)
![Miloš Kopecký](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268171_8131f9.jpg)
Miloš Kopecký
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Semafor - Největší hity (2005) (video compilation)
Dům na nebesích (1984) (theatrical recording)
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
![Josef Somr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268175_66305a.jpg)
Josef Somr
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Hamlet (1986) (theatrical recording)
Naši furianti (1983) (theatrical recording)
Tažní ptáci (1983) (TV movie)
![Čestmír Řanda st.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268553_f1ccc9.jpg)
Čestmír Řanda st.
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Ikaros' Fall (1977) (TV movie)
Tažní ptáci (1983) (TV movie)
Ubohý pan Kufalt (1981) (TV movie)
![Josef Kemr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268134_4ed6c4.jpg)
Josef Kemr
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Naši furianti (1983) (theatrical recording)
Give the Devil His Due (1984)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
![Václav Neužil st.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/064/158064222_05ebe2.jpg)
Václav Neužil st.
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Hope (1963)
The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
Divine Ema (1979)
![Václav Lohniský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268136_cc0c4b.jpg)
Václav Lohniský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
Witchhammer (1969)
![Karel Augusta](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268605_54518d.jpg)
Karel Augusta
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Waiter, Scarper! (1980)
All My Compatriots (1968)
Joachim, Put It in the Machine (1974)
![Vlastimil Bedrna](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/478/162478745_24f9cb.jpg)
Vlastimil Bedrna
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Give the Devil His Due (1984)
Bratři Karamazovi (1981) (theatrical recording)
Lemonade Joe (1964)
![Jana Smrčková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268463_522b76.jpg)
Jana Smrčková
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea (1977)
Divine Ema (1979)
Pražská 5 (1988)
![Milena Svobodová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278261_364d28.jpg)
Milena Svobodová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Divine Ema (1979)
Motiv pro vraždu (1974)
Spiderweb (1986)
![Zdeněk Dítě](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268690_417d76.jpg)
Zdeněk Dítě
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Dva na koni, jeden na oslu (1977) (theatrical recording)
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
Men About Town (1969)
![Karel Urbánek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275739_ad65ab.jpg)
Karel Urbánek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Věc Makropulos (1970) (theatrical recording)
Egyptologové (1974) (TV movie)
Muži jdou v tmě (1975) (TV movie)
Všemír Němec
Best movies:
Divine Ema (1979)
![František Řehák](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268166_595094.jpg)
František Řehák
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Secluded, Near Woods (1976)
Invention for Destruction (1958)
The Snowdrop Festival (1983)
![Oto Ševčík](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268719_56fad9.jpg)
Oto Ševčík
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Assassination (1964)
Divided We Fall (2000)
Death Is Called Engelchen (1963)
![Bořík Procházka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274958_98b95b.jpg)
Bořík Procházka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)
The Snowdrop Festival (1983)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
![František Šec](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276273_e37d32.jpg)
František Šec
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Divine Ema (1979)
Sjezd abiturientů (1999) (TV movie)