Searching for Ester

Synopsis

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?

Main Cast

Ester Krumbachová

Herself (archive footage)

Age : 72 | Popularity : 14%

Věra Chytilová

Herself

Age : 85 | Popularity : 3%

Ivan Balaďa

Himself

Age : 78 | Popularity : 3%

Jiřina Bohdalová

Herself

Age : 92 | Popularity : 3%

Radoslav Brzobohatý

Himself

Age : 79 | Popularity : 7%

Květa Fialová

Herself

Age : 88 | Popularity : 3%

Vojtěch Jasný

Himself

Age : 93 | Popularity : 4%

Jiří Krejčík

Himself

Age : 95 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Věra Chytilová
Crew	Cinematography	David Čálek
Production	Producer	Vratislav Šlajer
Editing	Editor	Jakub Hejna
Department	Role	Name

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