Friday, 07 December 2012: The Firemen's Ball

Friday, 07 December 2012, 20:00

Venue: Forest Row Village Hall (see Locations and Tickets for further details)

Programme category: Forest Row Film Society

Director: Miloš Forman, Czech 1967, 70 mins, U

The fire department in a small town is organising a big party to celebrate the 80th birthday of the ex-boss. The whole town is invited but things don’t quite go to plan. A sensitive and very funny film which is a milestone in Czech cinema.

it’s the best work Forman’s done, rooted in a social reality that has eluded him in his American projects, and directed with a nonlinear suppleness that suggests the formal achievement of Jacques Tati.” Chicago Reader

Further Reading

• Criterion
• Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
• Senses of Cinema
• Miloš Forman’s website
• Interview with Forman about the film

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