Black Peter (1964)

Reality movie of a few days in the life of a Czech teenager when he starts work.

Director:

Milos Forman

Writers:

Milos Forman, Jaroslav Papousek

Stars:

Ladislav Jakim, Pavla Martinkova, Jan Vostrcil

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ladislav Jakim	...	ucen Petr Vanek
Pavla Martinkova	...	Asa Vrbová
Jan Vostrcil	...	Petruv otec
Bozena Matuskova	...	Petrova matka
Pavel Sedlacek	...	zpevák Sako
Vladimír Pucholt	...	zednický ucen Cenda Semerád
Zdenek Kulhanek	...	Zdenek
Frantisek Kosina	...	Vedoucí samoobsluhy
Josef Koza	...	Zednický mistr
Antonín Pokorný	...	Zlodej
Jaroslav Kladrubsky	...	Inventurník
Frantiska Skalova	...	Nepoctivá zákaznice
Jaroslav Bendl	...	Franta Mára, Asin bývalý chlapec
Majka Gillarova	...	Asina kamarádka
Jaroslava Razova	...	Dívka

Storyline

Petr is 17 years old and starts work as a security worker against shoplifting in a busy self-service shop. His boss gives him pretty basic instructions, and Petr is pretty unsuccessful at work. He doesn't do much better at the dance hall either, and at home his bombastic father lectures him about how useless he is.

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Plot Keywords:

teenager | young man | 1960s | shoplifting | satire | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

Czechoslovakia

Language:

Czech

Release Date:

17 April 1964 (Czechoslovakia)

Also Known As:

Black Sheep

Filming Locations:

Czech Republic

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmové studio Barrandov

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Life As It Is: Milos Forman on Milos Forman (2018)

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Soundtracks

Zivot je pes
Music by Jirí Slitr
Lyrics by Jirí Suchý
Performed by Pavel Sedlacek

User Reviews

Peter's nick already incarnates the spirit of Prague's unique Black Theatre

this movie evokes to perfection a time, a spirit, even a country (Czechoslovakia) that no longer exist. It's perhaps the most Godardian film among those not directed by the then innovative French movie maker Jean-Luc Godard. It is full of abrupt cuts, hand-held shots, dialog obviously improvised, and so forth. But Forman's humorous tone is quite far away from Une Femme est Une Femme, or Bande À Part. His background is the neo-realist heritage of everyday topics, non-professional actors, and social concern. (Godard, let me remind you, went from rightist anarchist to Maoist wannabe sharkopath, from pioneering cinematic language to self- indulgent mimic.) Forman's subsequent comedies - namely Loves of a Blonde and Taking Off, were better structured - but Peter & Pavla, almost half a century later, turned into a cute retrospective cameo.