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Ester
A Purimplay in Berlin
 
Megilath Esther
1:1 Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)
1:2 That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,
1:3 In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:
1:4 When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days...
Translation: The American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Cast/Staff
Reader of the Megilla György Konrád
Ester Genrietta Liakhorvitskaia
King Achaschwerosch Michael Enenstein
Haman Viatcheslav Demidov
Mordechai Boris Raev
Queen Waschti Alla Prymak
Memuchan der Weise 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

Girls of the ballet
directed by Natalia Mokk
Screenplay
Director
Cinematographer
Montage



Ulrike Ottinger
Costumes

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 by Plato
Assistant Cinematographer
Alexander Gheorghiu
Set Trainees

Sybille Poser
Julya 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 Germany/Berlin
Treffpunkt Hatikva Oranienburger Strasse

Tanzgruppe der Zentralwohlfahrststelle
unter Leitung by Natalia Mokk

Seniorendeutschgruppe der Zentralwohlfahrtsstelle

With special thanks to
Gesellschaft für ein Jüdisches Museum e.V.

© 2002 ulrike ottinger


Premiere:
November 12th, 2002, Arsenal Berlin


Distribution:
Freunde der Deutschen Kinemathek e.V.
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D-10785 Berlin
Germany
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