The Firemen's Ball Comments

Hazle 2023-09-30 09:46:26

The satire of centralization is easy to think of, but it is precisely because of the existence of centralization that the expression of the film is extremely obscure. When the people no longer regard being recognized by the authority as an honor, but as a shame, when the people begin to use the destruction of authority as a way to vent their anger, such a country is bound to have problems in some aspects, and the poor guy at the end falls asleep in the snow The old man seems to be conveying...

Janessa 2023-09-20 15:16:25

Milos Foreman Part Three. I don't see realism in it, only deliberate absurdity and raw irony. The look and feel of this movie is very similar to the "beauty pageant" in it. There are two girls (scheduling/designing) who are quite pretty, but the others are more or less hot-eyed, and I don't know the greasy old men (… ) In the climax, is it trying to show some kind of sexual repression, the plot of Bibi's wedding banquet, is this too boring. Similarly, the design of stealing prizes, fighting...

Lia 2023-08-22 16:50:32

[Poly EU Film Festival] A downright absurd farce. What was supposed to be a grand-sounding dance, beauty pageant, lottery, firefighting, fundraising, and commendation all ended in ironic failure. Human nature's greed, ignorance, lustful and wicked nature, and a strong bureaucratic style are all in sight. Those who do good will have no good results, and those who do evil will only survive. Surprised that in the era of socialist Czechoslovakia, there is still such a "non-positive and...

Zander 2023-08-06 02:33:48

Beer, girl, horny old man. In Eastern Europe during the communist era, political allegory was everywhere. Foreman eventually made the leap to the madhouse, to a country where he could really do whatever he wanted with film, and became one of the most successful foreign directors in American history. This work from the Czech period has already made people see the potential of the...

Hannah 2023-08-01 20:53:55

Foreman made comedy in the Czech Republic. Many elements have appeared in the previous three works that can be seen. The difference is that this time it was very ironic, and naturally it was warmly touted by the "free world" on the other side of the Cold War. The grand scene is already very skillful (compared to the first three dance parties). In addition, the film is the closest Foreman has come to the audiovisual style of the Czech new wave (not so neoreal...

Gertrude 2023-07-31 07:54:39

#European Film Festival# On moma Broadway, I watched the simultaneous commentary version, which was a good experience. Admittedly, this is a great anti-establishment satire, the story is small and big, flattering and beauty pageant, the old bureaucrats of the fire station are corrupt and incompetent, everyone is like a puppet doll who is manipulated, in addition to guarding and stealing, even using snow Putting out the fire (poor and innocent people), the officials told the truth, "the honor of...

Evans 2023-07-29 14:37:29

It's short but complicated. Several things are intertwined in 70 minutes. This narrative efficiency is really worth thinking about by many big directors today. The group portraits and individuals are well described, and the firefighters, girls, guests, and even the venue have photographed them. It is not the kind of touchy-feeling, but the one that hits the nail on the head. Even if you don't think about whether it's reflecting or insinuating what it is, it's a movie worth pondering over. At...

Everett 2023-07-29 12:36:54

9. This dance was really funny. Miss firefighters were chosen, a lottery was drawn, and in the end even the axe given to the old chief was...

Wilburn 2023-07-25 18:02:35

It's short, shrewd and funny. It seems that it is still a wonderful satirical movie that is not outdated, and now this kind of high-density jokes and satirical political movies are really rare. The only thing I wonder is how the Czech firefighters are so old...

Derrick 2023-07-19 06:54:47

The entire movie has only one location in the ballroom, vulgarity, theft, lewdness, and lack of integrity, which is what this Party...