KAPRÁLOVÁ

Czech composer Vítězslava Kaprálová was 22 years old when she left to study music in Paris in 1937. Three years later, she died of illness. This documentary, conceived as a dialogue across time and generations, follows in her footsteps. The short but intense period of the composer's life is reconstructed using archival footage and letters full of immediate impressions that the young artist shared with her family in Czechoslovakia. Her legacy is brought to life in parallel thanks to a new generation of conductors, such as Bianca Maretti, who rehearses some of her predecessor's  compositions with an orchestra. Kaprálová's portrait thus becomes a tribute to all women who, despite language barriers, prejudices, and their origins, have managed to make their mark in the world of classical music.

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Script and Director: Petr Záruba
DOP: Nina Bernfeld, Petr Záruba
Dramaturgy: Eliška Cílková
Sound Design: Martin Stýblo
Editor: Josef Krajbich
Producer: Alice Tabery
Partner: The Kapralova Society- Karla Hartl

Supported by: Czech Film Fund, South Moravian Film Fund

The development of KAPRÁLOVÁ was supported by the European Union’s National Recovery Plan program.

Thanks to the support of this program, the director, producer, cameraman, editor and colour grader were able to successfully finalise the film and the final version of the treatment, and also the editing and visual postproduction. An offline and final version of the film was made.