Searching for Ester

Overview

Ester Krumbachová - a costume designer, screenwriter, director; one of the boldest personalities of the Czech New Wave. She worked in theatre, she was a writer and an illustrator. She co-created films such as O slavnosti a hostech (1966), Sedmikrásky (1966), Vsichni dobrí rodáci (1969), Pension pro svobodné pány (1968), Valerie a týden divu (1970), Slamený klobouk (1972) and many others. In the 1960s, she was a 'pivot' of the art scene in Prague, attracting artists who were on the threshold of their career, just setting out to find their own form of self-realization. Those who underwent her tutelage remember her forever. Director Vera Chytilová talks to those who knew Ester Krumbachová, who worked with her, befriended her, loved her. She sets off on a search that is to end by answering the question: Who was Ester?

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 12, 2005

Original language

Czech

Spoken languages

Czech

Countries

Czech Republic

Production

Česká televize,Bionaut

Cast

Petr Václav,Květa Fialová,Ivan Balaďa,Jiří Krejčík,Jiřina Bohdalová,Otakar Vávra,Jan Němec,Věra Chytilová,Ivan Vyskočil,Vojtěch Jasnýand 6 more

Director

Věra Chytilová

Producer

Vratislav Šlajer

Cinematography

David Čálek

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0462711