Searching for EsterMovie
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?
About Searching for Ester
Searching for Ester is a 2005 documentary movie directed by Věra Chytilová.
The production information lists a runtime of 2h 8m, production credits from Czech Republic, an original language code of CS.
The credited cast includes Ester Krumbachová, Věra Chytilová, Ivan Balaďa, Jiřina Bohdalová. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
