The Murder of Mr. Devil, 1970

In a letter to Ivan Vyskočil, Ester Krumbachová wrote: “When I die and I request in my last will for you to give a speech over my body, what would you label me? I have a feeling that I should think about a bright future and finally label myself as a representative of some profession. You spoke at the opening of an exhibition of my paintings. Are they paintings? Of course they are. But without a standard for me to call myself a painter. After all I’ve just been doing strange somersaults, all my life. I could, starting tomorrow, start singing chansons. But I’m not a chansonnière. I’m Ester from 3A. Am I an author? Of course not. Those things are primitive to the point of horror, in short they’re something like me. Perhaps – probably – I understand film a little.” Indeed, her one directed film, The Murder of Mr. Devil, is the symbolic capstone of the creativity of the sixties and the culmination of all of her diverse activities. A film in which all of her crafts and hobbies overlap, permeate one another, become encapsulated, and climax animalistically. At the same time, the film is a synthesis of her lifelong themes, such as the relationship between woman and man, magic, cooking, and eroticism. A toxic, explosive, and in many respects truly murderous mixture.

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Eva Galová-Vodrážková. Poster for the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". 1970. Print. 2024. […]
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Ester Krumbachová, Jan Němec. Literary script to the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1968. Typewritten text, paper. 2021. […]
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Ester Krumbachová. Short tale "The Murder of Mr. Devil". 1968. Typewritten text, paper. 2021. […]
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Ester Krumbachová. Lyrics of the song "The Abominable Snowman". ca. 1969. Typewritten text, transparent paper. 2024. […]
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Ester Krumbachová about the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil" (fragment). 1969. Typewritten text, paper. 2024. […]
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About the creative team of the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". October 15, 1969. Typewritten text, paper. 2024. […]
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Content of the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". September 24, 1969. Typewritten text, paper. 2024. […]
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Běla Blažková. Letter from the psychologist Běla Blažková. November 13, 1968. Typewritten text, paper. 2019. […]
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Jiří Šebor. Letter for Ester Krumbachová from the film studio Barrandov. March 5, 1970. Typewritten text, paper. 2024. […]
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Helena Novotná, Ester Krumbachová. Letter from the head of the publishing house Práce Helena Novotná with Ester Krumbachová's answer. May 9, 1995. Typescript, paper. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2022. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2022. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white Photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Photograph from the schooting of the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Production still from the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Photograph from the schooting of the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Photograph from the schooting of the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Photograph from the schooting of the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Photograph from the schooting of the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Photograph from the schooting of the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Ester Krumbachová. Photograph from the schooting of the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Jaromír Komárek. Photograph from the schooting of the film "The Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1969. Black and white photograph. 2024. […]
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Eva Hepnerová. Newspaper review "Humor and its Pitfalls" of the film "Murder of Mr. Devil". September 18, 1970. Newspaper clipping on paper. 2024. […]
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Jan Jelínek. Newspaper review "Where Mr. Devil Can't Go" of the film "Murder of Mr. Devil". 1969. Newspaper clipping on paper. 2024. […]
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an. Newspaper review "Mr. Devil and Devil's Honeymoon" of the film "Murder of Mr. Devil". September 17, 1970. Newspaper clipping on paper. 2024. […]
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-. Advert for the film "Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1970. Newspaper clipping on paper. 2024. […]
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-. Advert for the film "Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1970. Newspaper clipping on paper. 2024. […]
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-. Newspaper review of the film "Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1970. Newspaper clipping on paper. 2024. […]
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-. Newspaper review of the film "Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1970. Newspaper clipping on paper. 2024. […]
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-. Newspaper review of the film "Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1970. Newspaper clipping on paper. 2024. […]
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-. Advert for the film "Murder of Mr. Devil". ca. 1970. Newspaper clipping on paper. 2024. […]
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Boris Moravec. Architecture design for the film "Murder of Mr. Devil". 1969. Marker on paper. 2024. […]
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Boris Moravec. Architecture design for the film "Murder of Mr. Devil". 1969. Marker on paper. 2022. […]
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Boris Moravec. Architecture design for the film "Murder of Mr. Devil". 1969. Marker on paper. 2024. […]
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Boris Moravec. Architecture design for the film "Murder of Mr. Devil". 1969. Marker on paper. 2024. […]