The Firemen's Ball [ Blu-ray + DVD]

Beschrijving
Milos Forman co-writes and directs this Czechoslovakian comedy drama. The film follows the events that take place at an annual firemen's ball where the organisers decide to hold a beauty contest and a raffle. But through bad organisation and a series of unfortunate events, the ball doesn't quite go to plan...

It was nominated for an Oscar, but the Czech Communist authorities were so convinced that it was a satirical allegory about official incompetence that the film was officially banned forever , or at least until the 1989 Velvet Revolution. It s now regarded as one of the greatest of all Czech films.

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:
New 4K restoration by the Czech National Film Archive
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations
Original Czech soundtrack in uncompressed PCM mono audio
Optional English subtitles
Appreciation by Czech film expert David Sorfa
Archival interviews with director Milo Forman, cinematographer Miroslav Ond í ek and co-writer Ivan Passer
New Wave Faces: Michael Brooke salutes the non-professional actors who made an indelible impression on 1960s Czech cinema
Reversible sleeve featuring two pieces of artwork from the original release

Regisseur: Milos Forman

Cast: Jan Vostrcil | Vaclav Stockel | Josef Kolb | Josef Suet | Frantisek Debelka | Josef Sebanek

Ondertiteling: Engels