ITALY · 1967

The Firemen's Ball

Miloš Forman
Czech New Wave small town bureaucracy aging and mortality human incompetence social dysfunction institutional failure
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The firemen of a provincial Czechoslovakian town throw a ball in honor of the old chief's retirement. There will be music and dancing, a beauty pageant and a raffle. The whole town will be in attendance. However, the proceedings are dogged by difficulty at every step. Workplace injuries, stolen prizes, a shortage of pretty girls... and fire.

Year1967
CountryItaly
DirectorMiloš Forman
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