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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Combining sly situation comedy with charming observation, Milos Forman's second feature thoroughly merited its Oscar nomination - all the more so considering the inexperienced cast improvised much of its dialogue. Hana Brejchova is superb as the small-town factory girl whose earnest (and one-sided) pursuit of pianist Vladimir Pucholt comes to a head when she follows him to his parents' house in Prague. Full of the affectionate irony that characterises Forman's early studies of naive youth, this is also a subtly acerbic social satire, though there's a more openly mocking tone to the scenes dealing with the older generation, sexual manners and the military.

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Credits

Cast

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AndulaHana Brejchova
MildaVladimir Pucholt
VacovskyVladimir Mensik
Milda's motherMilada Jezkova
Milda's fatherJosef Sebanek
ManasIvan Kheil
BurdaJiri Hruby
MarieMarie Salacova

Crew

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DirectorMilos Forman

Details

Theatrical distributor
Contemporary Films Ltd
Languages
Czech
Available on
video and DVD
Formats
Black and white

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