簡介:一直作為米路斯.科曼劇本鐵三角(另一位是帕培錫,也是本片編劇之一)成員的艾雲.巴薩,當然也走低度戲劇路線。同是音樂家的彼德與卡洛老友重逢,生活狀況大不同,你有伴侶我有家庭,然而都有說不出的不明朗,唯有以酒與音樂代替口水。全片推展不問目的,只在剎那間的意圖,行行企企比起科曼更義無反顧,卻有生活淡如流水的詩意和繆思,叫觀眾聯想到二十年後的伊力.盧馬。巴薩鍾愛音樂的程度不下於文字和電影,古典音樂與民間音樂於全片迴轉迴盪,難怪成了奇斯洛夫斯基十大心愛電影之一。 康城影展青年評審團獎,美國全國影評人協會特別獎 這部1966年的珍品,是捷克新浪潮短暫生命中最佳作品之一。成名音樂家到小鎮探訪舊同學,舊同學是個窮音樂教師,有時在喪禮上吹奏樂曲。平凡的素材在巴素手裡,變出風趣復罕見的旋律,一部憂鬱的喜劇,或灰色喜劇。 - Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader Ivan Passer's (Cutter's Way and Creator) last film to be made in his native Czechoslovakia is about friends – musician Petr and music teacher Karel – reunited when Petr returns to town for a performance. Passer frequently collaborated with Milos Forman and the episodic, low-action aesthetic that was evident in Forman's early work can be seen here. Years of separation have bred apprehension between the two men, and Karel's simmering jealousy makes their meeting all the more awkward. Eventually, the barriers crumble enough for the pair to freely discuss their lives. The film's simple beauty is in the details of the men's reacquainting themselves with each other, discovering each other's regrets and unfulfilled desires. Alive with pathos, humour and insight. Special Award, National Society of Film Critics Awards Its simple city mouse-country mouse story involves the meeting of two former schoolmates as they prepare for a small-town concert. Enlivened by Passer's flair for grotesquerie, this unassuming masterpiece maintains a delicate balance between hilarity and despair. - Elliott Stein, Village Voice Source HKIFF Czech New Wave 2006
簡介:<p> The 2-part feature-length documentary "25 ze ?edesátych aneb ?eskoslovenská nová vlna" ("25 from the Sixties, or Czechoslovak New Wave") presents a complex view of the phenomenon of Czech and Slovak New Wave in the cultural and social context of the 60's. 25 fundamental films commented on by their makers and film historians offer the viewer a dramatic insight into the golden era of Czechoslovak cinema.<br/> The documentary is a follow-up on the biographical TV series "Zlatá ?edesátá" (Czech Television, 2009), based on the filmmakers' personal remembrances. As opposed to the series, the documentary presents the Czech and Slovak cinema of the 60's in the national, international and also inter-generational context. It describes the ways the New Wave crossed the existing artistic boundaries, how it variegated the world cinema and where it left an ineffaceable impression. It analyses the work of filmmakers in a state-funded cinema, under the pressure of ideological demands on one hand and commerce on the other. It presents the dilemma of a man - an artist - on the edge between contradictory social systems and incongruous aesthetic requirements. The existential drama of a man acting freely and at the same time mercilessly crushed by the wheels of the system.<br/> The 60's are, from this point of view, mostly an era of fortunate historical constellation, not only in - at that time - Czechoslovakia, but on a world-wide scale. An era of expectations and upswing, but also an era of exemplary human decisions and artistic pursuit. Those are some of the things "25 ze ?edesátych aneb ?eskoslovenská nová vlna" wants to commemorate.<br/> Part 1 comments on:<br/> ■"Slnko v sieti" ("The Sun in a Net," 1962) by ?tefan Uher<br/> ■"Konkurs" ("Audition," 1963) by Milo? Forman<br/> ■"K?ik" ("The Cry," 1963) by Jaromil Jire?<br/> ■"Postava k podpírání" ("Joseph Kilian," 1963) by Pavel Jurá?ek & Jan Schmidt<br/> ■"Ka?dy den odvahu" ("Courage for Every Day," 1964) by Evald Schorm<br/> ■"Démanty noci" ("Diamonds of the Night," 1964) by Jan Němec<br/> ■"Intimní osvětlení" ("Intimate Lighting," 1966) by Ivan Passer<br/> ■"A? ?ije republika" ("Long Live the Republic," 1965) by Karel Kachyňa<br/> ■"Obchod na korze" ("The Shop on Main Street," 1965) by Ján Kadár & Elmar Klos<br/> ■"Romance pro k?ídlovku" ("Romance for Bugle," 1966) by Otakar Vávra<br/> ■"Sedmikrásky" ("Daisies," 1966) by Věra Chytilová<br/> ■"Ost?e sledované vlaky" ("Closely Watched Trains," 1966) by Ji?í Menzel<br/> Part 2 comments on:<br/> ■"Kristove roky" ("The Prime of Life," 1967) by Juraj Jakubisko<br/> ■"Stud" ("Shame," 1967) by Ladislav Helge<br/> ■"Svatba jako ?emen" ("A Hard and Fast Marriage," 1967) by Ji?í Krej?ík<br/> ■"Drak sa vracia" ("Dragon's Return," 1967) by Eduard Gre?ner<br/> ■"Marketa Lazarová" ("Marketa Lazarová," 1967) by Franti?ek Vlá?il<br/> ■"Sp?ízněni volbou" ("Elective Affinities," 1968) by Karel Vachek<br/> ■"Spalova? mrtvol" ("The Cremator," 1968) by Juraj Herz<br/> ■"Zabitá neděle" ("Squandered Sunday," 1969) by Drahomíra Vihanová<br/> ■"Pas?ák" ("The Decoy," 1968) by Hynek Bo?an<br/> ■"P?ípad pro za?ínajícího kata" ("Case for a Rookie Hangman," 1969) by Pavel Jurá?ek<br/> ■"322" ("322," 1969) by Du?an Hanák<br/> ■"Slávnos? v botanickej záhrade" ("Celebration in the Botanical Garden," 1969) by Elo Havetta<br/> ■"V?ichni dob?í rodáci" ("All My Good Countrymen," 1968) by Vojtěch Jasny</p>