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Milena (1991)
Director: VĂ©ra Belmont
Cast: Valérie Kaprisky, Stacy Keach, Gudrun Landgrebe, Nick Mancuso
Runtime139 min
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Prague, 1920. Milena's father wants her to follow in his footsteps and be one of the first female doctors in Czechoslovakia, but she is determined to be a writer. She elopes to Vienna with the Jewish music critic Ernst Pollak, and starts a correspondence with Franz Kafka. She leaves Pollak and returns to Prague with her father, where she befriends and translates Kafka. As a journalist, Milena covers the 1923 Ruhr worker's strike and meets the communist architect Jaromir.
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Milena is a 1991 drama film directed by Véra Belmont that chronicles the life of Milena Jesenská, one of the first female doctors in Czechoslovakia who pursued her passion for writing instead. While not a widely known film, it received some critical acclaim for its portrayal of Milena's turbulent personal and professional life in early 20th century Prague.
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Milena (1991) directed by Véra Belmont is a visually stunning and emotionally complex drama that explores the life of a pioneering female writer navigating the political and social turmoil of 1920s Prague. With standout performances from Valérie Kaprisky and Stacy Keach, this film offers a compelling blend of historical drama and intimate character study that will captivate fans of thoughtful, character-driven cinema.
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Milena is a 1991 French biographical film about Czech writer Milena Jesenská.
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