Ester

A Purimplay in Berlin

Germany 2002, DVCam/DigiBeta, black/white / color, 31:30 minutes

Narrated by György Konrád and performed by immigrants from Central and South-Eastern Europe.
A narrative about "the days when the Jews found rest from their enemies and the month that was transformed from pain to joy, from mourning to a feast day."
A parable about the courage to arrive in another country and a funny mound of joy about luck in misfortune.

German/English Subtitle
Photographs
Cast & Crew
Reader of the Megilla György Konrád
Ester Genrietta Liakhorvitskaia
King Achaschwerosch Michael Enenstein
Haman Viatcheslav Demidov
Mordechai Boris Raev
Queen Waschti Alla Prymak
Memuchan the wise Isaak Plapler
Writer Isaak Kipperstein
Master of Ceremonies Davyd Yanovskiy
Eunuchs Bella Bernstein
Tamara Firsova
Ladies-in-waiting Lilija Yanovska
Natalia Tuvia
Purimguest Clara Chvets
Dancer Mädchen des Balletts
unter Leitung von Natalia Mokk
 
Screenplay
Director
Cinematographer
Montage
Ulrike Ottinger
costume Gisela Pestalozza
Stella My
Make-up Cornelia Wentzel
Lighting Clemens Seiz
Assistants Ulrike Richter
Marion Schebesta
Johannes Doll
Sound Lilly Grote
Editor Bettina Blickwede
Assistant Director Bettina Blickwede
Heidi von Plato
Assistant Cinematographer Alexander Gheorghiu
Set Trainees Sybille Poser
Julia Berger
Mixing Dirk Schwibbert,
Mainland Media
Assistant Producer Sean Runge
 
With special thanks to

Rainer Herrn
Robert Kohler
Katharina Sykora

Jüdische Gemeinde zu Berlin
Stiftung “Neue Synagoge in Berlin - Centrum Judaicum”

Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen (HFF) “Konrad Wolf”

Zentralwohlfahrtsstelle der Juden in Deutschland/Berlin
Treffpunkt Hatikva Oranienburger Strasse

Tanzgruppe der Zentralwohlfahrststelle
directed by Natalia Mokk

Seniorendeutschgruppe der Zentralwohlfahrtsstelle

With special thanks for the financial support Society for a Jewish Museum e.V.

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