Loves of a Blonde (1965)

A factory manager in rural Czechoslovakia bargains with the army to send men to the area, to boost the morale of his young female workers, deprived of male company since the local boys have... See full summary »

Director:

Milos Forman

Writers:

Milos Forman (screenplay), Milos Forman (story)

Stars:

Hana Brejchová, Vladimír Pucholt, Vladimír Mensík

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hana Brejchová	...	Andula
Vladimír Pucholt	...	Milda
Vladimír Mensík	...	Vacovský
Ivan Kheil	...	zálozák Manas
Jirí Hrubý	...	Burda
Milada Jezková	...	Matka
Josef Sebánek	...	Otec
Josef Kolb	...	Pokorný
Marie Salacová	...	Marie
Jana Novaková	...	Jana (as Jana Nováková)
Jarka Crkalová	...	Jaruska
Tána Zelinková	...	Dívka s kytarou
Zdena Lorencová	...	Zdena
Jan Vostrcil	...	Plukovník
Antonín Blazejovský	...	Tonda

Storyline

A factory manager in rural Czechoslovakia bargains with the army to send men to the area, to boost the morale of his young female workers, deprived of male company since the local boys have been conscripted. The army sends reservists, mostly married middle-aged men - and the local beauty Andula, spurns those bold enough to try to win her, for the jazz pianist, newly come from Prague to perform. He seduces her and impresses her, telling her "most women are round, like guitars but you are a guitar by Picasso". Staying the night with him causes a lecture on a young woman's honour at her hostel so she throws over her other suitors and makes her way to Prague to find the young man. His protective Mamma and weary Pappa are not pleased when she arrives on the doorstep with her suitcase.

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Plot Keywords:

blonde | one night stand | female nudity | awkwardness | working class | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #144.

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Quotes

[from subtitles file]
Andula: [naked, reluctant to have sex with Milda] But I don't trust you.
[a short time later, while having sex with Milda]
Andula: I do trust you. I've never trusted anyone so much before.

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Connections

Referenced in Life As It Is: Milos Forman on His Czech Films, Part 2 (2019)

User Reviews

This is about a shocking case of gender imbalance : more girls but less boys.

It is true but sad that no one in the world would have known about a small Czech town named Zruc if Czech director Milos Forman had not made this film.It is a good thing that he has made it as its fresh appeal would ensure that it is remembered as a supreme example of a famous cinema movement of the sixties called Czech new wave."Lásky jedné Plavovlásky" is a touching film about sad realities, disappointments in love faced by innocent people when they pursue an idle romantic relationship.It is based on a real event which took place in Milos Forman's life when at Prague he saw a beautiful albeit a lost girl roaming in the middle of the night.We see the lives of young people especially young girls who feel bored as there is hardly any male companionship available to them.As this film was made in socialist times we also get to see the attitude of parents belonging to a socialist system.Milos Forman makes his film memorable when he deals with risks which young people take when they fall in live.He conveys that it is not so easy to continue a relationship which has remained frivolous from its inception.Loves of a blonde maintains it serious stance as there is a talk of a serious problem of dwindling male female ratio faced by many European nations.One of the most funny moments of this film include a good social experiment when an army unit is asked to move to Zruc in order to woo its lonely girls.

Details

Country:

Czechoslovakia

Language:

Czech

Release Date:

26 October 1966 (USA)

Also Known As:

Loves of a Blonde

Filming Locations:

Czech Republic

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBK, Filmové studio Barrandov, Sebor

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1