Martha Issová (40) talked about her role in the long-awaited film Zátopek, in which she played the Olympic javelin thrower and Zátopek’s wife Dana. Martha, who is a real-life partner of the film’s director and screenwriter David Ondříček, told the eXtra.cz editorial office how she remembers filming.
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Martha Iss in an ambitious film plays the Czech sports legend Dana Zátopková, who went to see her husband Emil Zátopek in March last year. For eXtra.cz, she described how she got used to the role. “Playing a real person was harder at first, but over time it didn’t really matter if I played a fictional or a real character,” says experienced actress Iss.
“Intensive preparation took a year and a half. The three of us with Vašek (Emil Zátopek’s representative Václav Neužil, editor’s note) and David (director and screenwriter David Ondříček, editor’s note) got a deeper dimension of friendship in the case of Vašek and the two of us. “David’s love. When it comes to sports training, I had a hard time there, but I think overcoming obstacles is great for a person,” Martha added.
Iss is from an acting family
Martha Issová, who is celebrating her 40th birthday today, was born in Prague into an acting family. Her mother is actress Lenka Termerová and her father is Syrian director Moris Issa. Martha made her film debut in 1997 thanks to the fairy tale About a Princess, Who Was Not Laughing in the Sun, in which she played alongside her mother. Martha Iss played the latest role under the baton of his friend David Ondříček (52), with whom he has two daughters – František and Emilka. Ondříček still has a son Rudolf from a previous relationship.
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