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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Searching for Ester Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Ivan Vyskočil
He was 58, now 78 years old
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as Himself |
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Vojtěch Jasný
He was 79, 93 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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Jan Němec
He was 68, 79 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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Radoslav Brzobohatý
He was 72, 79 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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Věra Chytilová
She was 76, 85 years old when she died
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as Herself |
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Jiřina Bohdalová
She was 73, now 93 years old
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as Herself |
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Květa Fialová
She was 75, 88 years old when she died
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as Herself |
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Petr Václav
He was 37, now 57 years old
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as Himself |
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Ester Krumbachová
She was 81, 72 years old when she died
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as Herself (archive footage) |
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Otakar Vávra
He was 94, 100 years old when he died
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as Himself |
Searching for Ester Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Věra Chytilová as Director. She was 76 (85) years old when She died
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Directing |
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David Čálek as Cinematography. He was 33 (now 53) years old
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Crew |
