In 1937, composer and conductor Vítězslava Kaprálová, on the recommendation of a family friend, Bohuslav Martinů, leaves for Paris to study at the École Normale de Musique. The years that she spent in France were filled with work, as well as sudden twists and turns in her personal and professional life. The approaching war turned Kaprálová’s study stay into an involuntary exile from which she never returned home. She died at the age of 25. What are the imprints of her short life? Scores, sketches, unfinished compositions, notes, and above all letters. From these fragments, we piece together a picture of a young and talented woman who tried to break into the male world of classical music.

Dop / Nina Bernfeld    Editor / Josef Krajbich    Music / Vítězslava Kaprálová    Sound / Martin Stýblo    Story / Petr Záruba    Writer / Petr Záruba

Completion date / March 2025

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