Ester Krumbachová was a director, screenplay writer and artist, and one of the most significant figures of the Czechoslovak New Wave. She worked in theater, writing and illustration. She worked on movies such as On The Party and Guests, Daisies, All My Compatriots, Valerie and Her Week of Wonders, The Very Late Afternoon of a Faun, Marian, and many others. Director Věra Chytilová interviews Ester’s colleagues, friends, and loved ones. Piece by piece she puts together an image of an inspiring human being and searches for an answer to the question: Who was Ester?
Looking for Ester
Trailer
Credits
- Věra Chytilová, screenplay
- Věra Chytilová, director
- Vratislav Šlajer, producer
- David Čálek, cinematography
- Jakub Hejna, editing
- Tomáš Kubec, sound
- Petr Provazník, sound
- Michal Gábor, sound
Cast
- Jan Němec
- Ivan Vyskočil
- Květa Fialová
- Jiří Krejčík
- Otakar Vávra
- Vojtěch Jasný
- Radoslav Brzobohatý
- Marta Kubišová
- Jiřina Bohdalová
- Jiří Svoboda
- Petr Václav
- Ivan Balaďa
- Ivan Král
- Kateřina Macháčková
- Květa a Jitka Válovy
- Ladislav Smoček