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The Firemen's Ball (1967)

The Firemen's Ball (1967)
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Firemen's Ball was Czechoslovakian director Milos Forman's final film in his home country; he was scouting locations in Paris when the Russians moved their tanks into Prague in 1968 causing Forman to decide to remain an expatriate. Because of the supercharged political climate of the era, critics read all sorts of allegory and hidden meanings into the Firemen's Ball. Other critics simply accepted the film as the slapsticky tale of a disastrous small-town celebration in honor of a retiring fire chief, and laughed accordingly. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Starring:
Vaclav StockelJosef Svet, (more)
Director(s):
Milos Forman
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of The Firemen's Ball

Firemen's Ball was Czechoslovakian director Milos Forman's final film in his home country; he was scouting locations in Paris when the Russians moved their tanks into Prague in 1968 causing Forman to decide to remain an expatriate. Because of the supercharged political climate of the era, critics read all sorts of allegory and hidden meanings into the Firemen's Ball. Other critics simply accepted the film as the slapsticky tale of a disastrous small-town celebration in honor of a retiring fire chief, and laughed accordingly. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
73 mins

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Director(s):
Milos Forman
Writer(s):
Ivan PasserJaroslav PapousekVaclav Sasek
Categories:
Comedy
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LINDA C.

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Kevin B.

This film has it all foreshadowing, wit, silly humor, and is layerd with thoughtful insights. I thought it's statement on collectivism was tremendous. The extras provided on the dvd were very interesting. There is an interview with the films director about the transfer and about the politics of the film and the difficulty of getting it made. Milos Forman must be delighted to look back at his accomplishment, that is The Firemans Ball.

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Hilda S.

IF YOU LIKE HUMOR OF A SMALL TOWN W/ITS ASSORTMENT OF EVERYDAY LIFE AND CITIZENS-THIS IS FOR YOU. I REALLY ENJOYED IT,MAKES YOU LAUGH OUT LOUD AND WISH YOU WERE THERE TO ENJOY ALL THIS.MAKES YOU THINK!!

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