The Fireman’s Ball (1967, 73 minutes, digital projection)
Directed by Miloš Forman
Thursday, February 11 at 6:15pm
624 S. Wabash, 6th floor, room 602
The Czech New Wave is considered one of the richest eras of cinematic history. Made between 1964 and 1968, during a brief period of artistic freedom, these films are marked by a use of humor, tragedy, humanity, and surrealism often mixed with political commentary. The Fireman’s Ball chronicles a real party thrown by a small-town fire department where nothing goes right. Considered a political allegory, the film was banned by the Czech government in 1969.
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