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Antonina Zabinski
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Alexandra Macaaron, in Women's Voices For Change, gave the film a rave review, noting that The Zookeeper's Wife is a rarity among Holocaust films, and is distinguished by its female perspective on war and the struggle to protect every living soul, strangers and friends alike.
- The real Antonina Zabinski. Born in Russia in 1908, Antonina Zabinski lost both her parents in the Russian Revolution. As an adult, she was a teacher and also wrote many children’s books about animals.
- The real Jan Zabinski. Dr. Jan Zabinski was the director of the Warsaw Zoo. He had written numerous books about animal behavior and biology. His daughter, Teresa Zabinski, said this about him: “My father was not a sentimental man and he was quite serious.
- The real Ryszard. Antonina and Jan’s oldest child, Ryszard, was put into the position of having to keep big secrets. Surely, this must have been stressful on the boy.
- Antonina’s style. “I was a bit shocked to see how feminine Antonina was,” Jessica Chastain said in press materials provided to SheKnows by Focus Features.
Apr 7, 2017 · The Zookeeper's Wife: Directed by Niki Caro. With Jessica Chastain, Johan Heldenbergh, Daniel Brühl, Timothy Radford. Keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Antonina and Jan Zabinski, must save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion in WWII Poland.
- (47K)
- Biography, Drama, History
- Niki Caro
- 2017-04-07
The account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Jan and Antonina Zabinski, who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion.
Antonina isn't just his devoted spouse; she's also an involved partner in the care and keeping of the animals, many of which adore her. But soon the Zabinskis and their young son must deal with the onslaught of Hitler's Nazis: Warsaw is bombed, and many of the zoo's animals are killed.
- Focus Features
- Niki Caro
Mar 31, 2017 · The time is 1939 and the place is Poland, homeland of Antonina Zabinski and her husband, Dr. Jan Zabinski. The Warsaw Zoo flourishes under Jan's stewardship and Antonina's care.
- (181)
- History, Drama, Biography
- PG-13
She is called to the elephant yard to aid with a suffocating baby elephant, and is able to remove the obstruction from the baby's trunk all while calming down the panicked mother elephant. The couple's villa, on the zoo premises, is filled with an eccentric menagerie: badgers and parrots and a pair of baby lynxes, snoring in bed with the ...
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