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?
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Ester Krumbachová
Herself (archive footage)
Věra Chytilová
Herself
Also in
Green Street
Caterwauling
David Čálek
Vratislav Šlajer
Ivan Balaďa
Himself
Jakub Hejna
Also in
Jseš mrtvej, tak nebreč
Jiřina Bohdalová
Herself
Known for
The Ear
When the Cat Comes
Radoslav Brzobohatý
Himself
Known for
The Ear
Květa Fialová
Herself
Known for
Lemonade Joe
Closely Watched Trains
Michal Bregant
Michal Bregant
Vojtěch Jasný
Himself
Jiří Krejčík
Himself
Known for
Cosy Dens
Věra Chytilová Director · David Čálek Cinematographer Jakub Hejna Editor
First release April 12, 2005 · Produced in Czechia · Production Česká televize
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Bionaut
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Česká televize
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Czechia
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Original title
Pátrání po Ester
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
Slovakia · April 12, 2005
Premiere · Febio Film Festival
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Czechia
June 2, 2005 · Physical
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