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Ester Krumbachová(1923-1996)

  • Costume Designer
  • Writer
  • Production Designer
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Ester Krumbachová
Ester Krumbachová was born on 12 November 1923 in Brno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was a costume designer and writer, known for Killing the Devil (1970), Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970) and Daisies (1966). She was married to Jan Němec, Slavicek Pisarik and Jaroslav Kučera. She died on 13 January 1996 in Prague, Czech Republic.
BornNovember 12, 1923
DiedJanuary 13, 1996(72)
BornNovember 12, 1923
DiedJanuary 13, 1996(72)
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Known for

Jiřina Bohdalová and Vladimír Menšík in Killing the Devil (1970)
Killing the Devil
6.7
  • Costume Designer
  • 1970
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1970
Jitka Cerhová and Ivana Karbanová in Daisies (1966)
Daisies
7.2
  • Costume Designer
  • 1966
A Report on the Party and Guests (1966)
A Report on the Party and Guests
7.0
  • Costume Designer
  • 1966

Credits

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Costume Designer



  • Baleritron
    Short
    • Costume Designer
    • 1995
  • The Last Butterfly (1991)
    The Last Butterfly
    7.0
    • Costume Designer
    • 1991
  • Království za kytaru (1990)
    Království za kytaru
    6.4
    • Costume Designer
    • 1990
  • Monika Kobrová in Ustláno na cekankách (1985)
    Ustláno na cekankách
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer
    • 1985
  • Písnicky roku 1973
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer
    • 1973
  • Miroslav Horníček and Jiří Sovák in Byli jednou dva písari (1972)
    Byli jednou dva písari
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Costume Designer
    • 1972
  • Hana Zagorová: Kam bys sel
    8.2
    Music Video
    • Costume Designer
    • 1972
  • Nada Urbánková: Valcík na rozloucenou
    7.8
    Music Video
    • Costume Designer
    • 1972
  • Písnicky roku 1972 (1972)
    Písnicky roku 1972
    TV Short
    • Costume Designer
    • 1972
  • Vzpomínky mi zustanou (1972)
    Vzpomínky mi zustanou
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer
    • 1972
  • The Secret of a Great Narrator (1972)
    The Secret of a Great Narrator
    6.6
    • Costume Designer
    • 1972
  • Slamený klobouk (1972)
    Slamený klobouk
    7.2
    • Costume Designer
    • 1972
  • Jana Brejchová and Jan Přeučil in Jeden ze souboju (1971)
    Jeden ze souboju
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer
    • 1971
  • Marie Drahokoupilová and Waldemar Matuška in Kam slunce nechodí (1971)
    Kam slunce nechodí
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer
    • 1971
  • Psi a lidé (1971)
    Psi a lidé
    6.5
    • Costume Designer
    • 1971

Writer



  • Ta moje nekonfekcní postava
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1989
  • Krivda
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1988
  • Faunovo velmi pozdní odpoledne (1983)
    Faunovo velmi pozdní odpoledne
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 1983
  • Strata (1982)
    Strata
    4.5
    • screenplay
    • 1982
  • Slamený klobouk (1972)
    Slamený klobouk
    7.2
    • contribution (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)
    Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
    7.0
    • screenplay
    • 1970
  • Jiřina Bohdalová and Vladimír Menšík in Killing the Devil (1970)
    Killing the Devil
    6.7
    • radio play
    • screenplay
    • short story
    • 1970
  • Fruit of Paradise (1970)
    Fruit of Paradise
    6.7
    • Writer
    • 1970
  • Witchhammer (1970)
    Witchhammer
    7.7
    • screenplay
    • 1970
  • Mutter und Sohn
    7.6
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1967
  • Martyrs of Love (1967)
    Martyrs of Love
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 1967
  • A Report on the Party and Guests (1966)
    A Report on the Party and Guests
    7.0
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1966
  • Jitka Cerhová and Ivana Karbanová in Daisies (1966)
    Daisies
    7.2
    • screenplay
    • creative consultant
    • 1966
  • ...and the Fifth Horseman Is Fear (1965)
    ...and the Fifth Horseman Is Fear
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 1965

Production Designer



  • Marian (1996)
    Marian
    6.4
    • Production Designer
    • 1996
  • O zivej vode (1988)
    O zivej vode
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1988
  • O statecném kovári (1983)
    O statecném kovári
    6.8
    • Production Designer
    • 1983
  • Dny zrady (1973)
    Dny zrady
    5.5
    • Production Designer
    • 1973
  • Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)
    Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
    7.0
    • Production Designer
    • 1970
  • Witchhammer (1970)
    Witchhammer
    7.7
    • Production Designer
    • 1970
  • Josef Abrhám and Iva Janžurová in Pension pro svobodné pány (1968)
    Pension pro svobodné pány
    6.9
    • Production Designer
    • 1968

Personal details

  • Born
    • November 12, 1923
    • Brno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
  • Died
    • January 13, 1996
    • Prague, Czech Republic(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Jan Němec1963 - 1968 (divorced)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Her name is pronounced "Eh-sther Croom-bakh-ovaah".
  • Quotes
    [on her work as costume designer] Costume is not about clothing. Costume, both for the film and the theatre, is an event. Something from the story must happen in the costume. I myself have developed certain tricks. For example I would make one sleeve slightly shorter than the other. No one would really notice but there is a certain discord. Costume designers should understand that they are not dressing people in trousers or hats or shirts. They should see them as a way of modeling the character that is supposed to play in the film.

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