Mar 25th-International Film Appreciation (Firemen's Ball)

Screening Time: 19:00, 25th March, 2019

Venue: N101 of MUST

FREE ENTRANCE!

Name：Firemen's Ball

1h 13min| Comedy, Drama |1967| Czechoslovakia,Italy| Czech

Director: Milos Forman

Writers: Milos Forman, Jaroslav Papousek, Ivan Passer, Václav Sasek

Stars: Jan Vostrcil, Josef Sebánek, Josef Valnoha

Storyline

The volunteer fire department in a small town is having a big party when the ex-boss of the department celebrates his 86th birthday. The whole town is invited but things don't go as planned. Someone is stealing the prizes to the lottery and the candidates for the Miss Fire-Department beauty contest are neither willing nor particularly beautiful.

Awards:

The film was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 41st Academy Awards. The film was also listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France.

Supported by:

Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Hong Kong