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The Firemen's Ball (1967)
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Original name: Hoří, má panenko
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Czechoslovakia, Italy
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
In Milos Forman's satire on Communism set in a small Czechoslovakian town in the 1960s, the local firemen decide to organize a ball, however the proceedings are dogged by difficulty at every step. They plan to organize a beauty pageant at the ball, yet struggle tremendously to find enough pretty contestants. A lottery is planned for later in the evening, but the guests begin stealing the prizes. Then, inevitably, there is a fire in the town... It seems that whatever can go wrong, does go wrong.
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, allegory, surreal, cult classic, humorous, witty, biting, mind bending, thought provoking ...
Plot:
satire, firefighter, political satire, corruption, bureaucracy, fire, husband wife relationship, confusion, fire brigade, small town, renaissance, farce, cancer, theft, dancing, thief, party, snow, old man, chaos, absurd humor, gift, argument, bribe, incompetence ...
Time:
year 1967, 60s, 20th century, 1960s
Place:
czech republic, eastern europe, czechoslovakia
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Duration: 71 min.
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Place:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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