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.
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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 Jüdische Gemeinde zu Berlin Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen (HFF) “Konrad Wolf” Zentralwohlfahrtsstelle der Juden in Deutschland/Berlin Tanzgruppe der Zentralwohlfahrststelle Seniorendeutschgruppe der Zentralwohlfahrtsstelle |
| With special thanks for the financial support Society for a Jewish Museum e.V. | |