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Ester (2002)
Directed by Ulrike Ottinger
Documentary · 31m
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. Narrated by György Konrád and performed by immigrants from Central and South-Eastern Europe.
Cast
G
György Konrád
Reader of the Megilla
G
Genrietta Liakhorvitskaia
Ester
M
Michael Enenstein
King Achaschwerosch
V
Viatcheslav Demidov
Haman
B
Boris Raev
Mordechai
A
Alla Prymak
Queen Waschti
I
Isaak Plapler
Memuchan the wise
I
Isaak Kipperstein
Writer
D
Davyd Yanovskiy
Master of Ceremonies
B
Bella Bernstein
Eunuch
T
Tamara Firsova
Eunuch
L
Lilija Yanovska
Lady-in-waiting
Crew
- Director
- Ulrike Ottinger
- Writer
- Ulrike Ottinger
- Director of Photography
- Ulrike Ottinger
- Editor
- Bettina Blickwede
Details
- Release date
- 2002-10-01
- Runtime
- 31m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- DE
- Spoken languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany