Foreman's early Czech work was particularly fond of incorporating prom scenes in films, whether it was the boy's love at first sight for the prom girl in his debut film "Black Peter," and his continued search for the missing girl, or "The Blonde". In "Love", the three men approached the three girls at the ball and the acquaintance of the male and female protagonists. In short, Foreman particularly likes and is particularly good at depicting the group portraits of the ball with many characters and a cheerful atmosphere. As Forman's last work in the Czech Republic, "The Fireman's Ball" can be said to have brought his prom plot to the extreme. Preparing for the dance party, carrying out the dance party, there is an accident, the dance party is over, the whole film from beginning to end, except for going out to fight the fire halfway, the rest of the time is at the dance party, all kinds of people gather together, and the ugliness is full.
The film begins with a group of fire brigade officials sitting in a circle and passing each other a small gilded axe, the 86th birthday gift to be given to the former chief, who will soon be dying of cancer. It can be seen that everyone loves this gift... Because the prize cake placed on the ballroom table was stolen, Joseph, a member of the fire committee, this character throughout the film, he and the rest of the staff happened After the argument, it was suspected that there was an insider stealing the prize. As a result, the ladder used by the staff who was hanging the poster fell down and caused a fire to burn down the prom poster... During the prom, Joseph's wife even stole the table. One of the prizes is an oversized piece of pork in his own bag... A man and a woman are doing their best at the dining table, and a group of fire brigade committee members are hiding in the office to hold the Miss Fire beauty pageant... A man is coming The late candidate girl took off her shirt to show that she was not slender, this group of lechers made the beauty pageant girls dance in a circle, the office was full of lewdness... a sudden fire, trapped in the snow Fire trucks that couldn’t be pushed in, firefighters throwing snow to put out the fire, fire brigade committee members stopped to watch and chat in the distance, waiters at the dance were looking for customers who didn’t check out among the crowd of people watching, only the left Neighbors are comforting elderly people who have lost their houses and belongings. After returning to the dance party, the donations raised for the disaster-stricken elderly were not banknotes but lottery tickets.... The speakers on the stage were poor in vocabulary when they delivered the socialist hymn, and they needed the audience's reminder to be reluctant. After singing the hymn... The prizes on the table have long been stolen. When the person who stole things after being ordered to turn off the lights consciously returned the stolen prizes to the table, only Joseph, who had a great sense of justice, honestly stole his wife. The meat was returned, but the lights suddenly turned on during the return process, and Joseph, who was watched by everyone, fainted in embarrassment... Joseph's righteous actions have seriously damaged the reputation and image of the fire brigade. In the words of another committee member, He will never promote honesty and justice at the expense of his reputation...how ironic and realistic. But they were struggling with how to explain to the public, how to save face, all the guests had already left, no one cared about the farce, no one cared about their reputation, they stole everything that should be stolen, they ate everything that should be eaten, and there were no prizes. , the ball lost its meaning... In the end, the committee members solemnly handed the gift box containing the ax to the former director in the empty hall, but the gift box was empty, recalling the beginning of the film when everyone passed the axe. With such a precious expression, it is clear that there is a traitor between them......
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