The Fireman's Ball

★★★★★

1967

Directed by Miloš Forman · Czech Republic / Czechoslovakia · New Hollywood

Comedy

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Cast

Jan Vostrčil Josef Šebánek Josef Valnoha

Plot

A volunteer fire brigade holds a ball in a small town to honour its former chief, and the beauty contest and raffle end in chaos. A satire of bureaucracy.

Sinekatalog’s take

Miloš Forman's comedy of a small-town fire brigade's ball, with a beauty contest, a raffle and stolen prizes, ends in chaos and shame. A gentle, merciless satire of bureaucracy, it was banned after the Soviet invasion for the way its jokes hit home.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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