Searching for Ester(2005)

Searching for Ester Synopsis

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?

Searching for Ester (2005) is a documentary film directed by Věra Chytilová, released on April 12, 2005 with a runtime of 2h 8m. It stars Ester Krumbachová, Věra Chytilová, Ivan Balaďa and Jiřina Bohdalová. Viewers rate it 8.0 out of 10 across 2 ratings.