Searching for Ester

Searching for Ester

2005 · 128 min · ★ 8.0 · Documentary

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?

Directed by Věra Chytilová

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Ester Krumbachová Herself (archive footage)
Věra Chytilová Herself
Ivan Balaďa Himself
Jiřina Bohdalová Herself
Radoslav Brzobohatý Himself
Květa Fialová Herself
Vojtěch Jasný Himself
Jiří Krejčík Himself
Ivan Král Himself
Marta Kubišová Herself
Jan Němec Himself
Petr Slabý Himself

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