| The Divine Emma | |||
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| Director: | Jiří Krejčík | ||
| Producer: | Jan Syrový | ||
| Screenplay: | Zdeněk Mahler | ||
| Starring: | Božidara Turzonovová | ||
| Music: | Zdeněk Liška | ||
| Cinematography: | Miroslav Ondříček | ||
| Editing: | Miroslav Hájek | ||
| Studio: | Barrandov Studios | ||
| Runtime: | 110 minutes | ||
| Country: | Czechoslovakia | ||
| Language: | Czech | ||
The Divine Emma (Czech: Božská Ema) is a 1979 Czech drama film directed by Jiří Krejčík. The film was selected as the Czechoslovakian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 54th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1]
The film is a biographical account of operatic soprano Emmy Destinn's life. The primary focus is on the singer's return from the United States in 1914 and her subsequent involvement in the Czech patriotic resistance against Austria-Hungary during World War I.