Welcome to “Not In The English Language”, a new weekly column from HeyUGuys. Each week a different film not in the English language will come under scrutiny.
This week Not In The English Language takes a look at Milos Forman’s groundbreaking early career highlight, The Firemen’s Ball.
The Firemen’s Ball charts the events of the eponymous annual event in the firefighter calendar. Based on real events, as witnessed by Forman himself, the film was presumed to be political allegory, yet Forman has always denied these charges. As a result the film was “banned forever” in his native Czechoslovakia.
The Firemen’s Ball tells the story of an evening in a town hall in a small Czechoslovakian town as the volunteer firefighter department comes together to hold their annual celebration. Over the course of the night a beauty contest is held, a flawed lottery takes place, and the...
This week Not In The English Language takes a look at Milos Forman’s groundbreaking early career highlight, The Firemen’s Ball.
The Firemen’s Ball charts the events of the eponymous annual event in the firefighter calendar. Based on real events, as witnessed by Forman himself, the film was presumed to be political allegory, yet Forman has always denied these charges. As a result the film was “banned forever” in his native Czechoslovakia.
The Firemen’s Ball tells the story of an evening in a town hall in a small Czechoslovakian town as the volunteer firefighter department comes together to hold their annual celebration. Over the course of the night a beauty contest is held, a flawed lottery takes place, and the...
- 12/29/2010
- by Adam Batty
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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