Sunday 15 February 2026 14:30
languages : version allemande locations : Théâtre des Capucins
synopsis
The firemen of a provincial Czechoslovakian town throw a ball in honour of the chief’s retirement. There will be music and dancing, a beauty pageant and a raffle. However, the proceedings are dogged by difficulty at every step…
The movie is just plain funny. And as a parable it is timeless, with relevance at many times in many lands. Remarkable, how often when I learn of a bureaucratic brainstorm, I think of the fireman moving the farmer’s chair closer to the flames.
Roger Ebert
Quietly, irresistibly funny in the early Forman manner (this was his first film in colour).
Time Out Film Guide
