Fresh
With Loves of a Blonde, it's the best work Forman's done, rooted in a social reality that has eluded him in his American projects.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
The Firemen's Ball
A colorful comedy, in which people dance, steal and extinguish the fire.
1967 · 1h 13m · NOT RATED
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Miloš Forman
Overview
The firemen of a provincial Czechoslovakian town throw a ball in honor of the old chief's retirement. There will be music and dancing, a beauty pageant and a raffle. The whole town will be in attendance. However, the proceedings are dogged by difficulty at every step. Workplace injuries, stolen prizes, a shortage of pretty girls... and fire.
Director and cast
- Miloš Forman Director
- Jan Vostrčil as předseda plesového výboru
- Josef Šebánek as člen plesového výboru
- Josef Valnoha as člen plesového výboru
- František Debelka as člen plesového výboru
- Josef Řehořek as člen plesového výboru
- Vratislav Čermák as člen plesového výboru
- Václav Novotný as člen plesového výboru
- František Reinstein as člen plesového výboru
- František Paska as člen plesového výboru
- Ladislav Adam as člen plesového výboru
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
89%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Quietly, irresistibly funny in the early Forman manner (this was his first film in colour); but the belated switch to allegorical satire seems altogether too sour in the context.
Tom Milne, Time Out
Fresh
Forman has cannily used a bevy of non-actors to flesh out a practically plotless vehicle, a lively, brimming comedy on human conduct and smalltown life.
Variety Staff, Variety
Rotten
The nonprofessional actors, hammy slapstick and overwrought politics make it a better conversation piece than viewing experience.
Stephen Garrett, Time Out New York
Fresh
A hilarious shaggy dog story, with the pessimism of the exquisite logic that leads nowhere.
Renata Adler, New York Times
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