| Brief Description: | One of the hallmarks of the Czech New Wave, Milos Forman's anarchic
and freewheeling black comedy is a wry and devastating parable about
Stalinist authoritarianism. The inventive story concerns the rituals
surrounding a small town's celebration of a retiring fire chief and a
bizarre beauty pageant as a trenchant commentary about the social and
political order. Screenplay by Ivan Passer and Jaroslav Papousek.
Cinematography by Miroslav Ondricek. Forman's last Czech film. Czech
with English subtitles. |
