Poster for the movie Searching for Ester

Searching for Ester

2005 • 128 minutes
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?

Picture of Ester Krumbachová

Ester Krumbachová

Herself (archive footage)

Picture of Věra Chytilová

Věra Chytilová

Herself

Picture of Ivan Balaďa

Ivan Balaďa

Himself

Picture of Jiřina Bohdalová

Jiřina Bohdalová

Herself

Picture of Radoslav Brzobohatý

Radoslav Brzobohatý

Himself

Picture of Květa Fialová

Květa Fialová

Herself

Picture of Vojtěch Jasný

Vojtěch Jasný

Himself

Picture of Jiří Krejčík

Jiří Krejčík

Himself

Picture of Ivan Král

Ivan Král

Himself

Picture of Marta Kubišová

Marta Kubišová

Herself

Picture of Jan Němec

Jan Němec

Himself

Picture of Petr Slabý

Petr Slabý

Himself

Picture of Ivan Vyskočil

Ivan Vyskočil

Himself

Picture of Petr Václav

Petr Václav

Himself

Picture of Otakar Vávra

Otakar Vávra

Himself

Picture of Jiří Svoboda

Jiří Svoboda

Himself