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This comedy of provincial life was one of the key works of the Czech New Wave. It concerns the visit of Peter, a successful symphony musician, and his girlfriend to Bambas, an old friend who is now the director of a small town music school. There is a family dinner, some amateur chamber music, a funeral, a wake and a late night .. Read more

Starring	Zdenek Bezusek, Karel Blazek, Miroslav Cvrk
Director	Ivan Passer
Genres	Drama

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- The last Czech film by Milos Forman's co-writer Ivan Passer is a moving, sympathetically directed study of belonging,... read more on Time Out
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  A gently humourous look at life in 60s Czechslovakia
  
  Nothing much happens in this film - a musician and his girlfriend from the city go to visit an old friend in the country. They play music, go to a funeral and ... read more »
  
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  hummm....
  
  I would need to view this film again in about 20 years or so before making a fair review, for now I recommend this film to any one who likes black and white ... read more »
  
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- - coolmoods
  - 17 reviews
  - Newcastle upon Tyne
  - 04 Nov 2009 at 23:42
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  a film that will stroke your soul
  
  This is an immensely enjoyable film. It describes the village folk of central Europe so well - as the people who like to stare and laugh, who shout and bicker ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 21 Jul 2008 at 09:28
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  A film to watch again and again
  
  I have watched this film many times, and will keep coming back to it. Maybe I now have a subtly different perception of it, in that it played a part in ... read more »
  
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- - Kobilisy
  - 42 reviews
  - huddersfield. England
  - 13 Mar 2008 at 08:06
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  View from the inside
  
  A very convincing black and white picture of rural Czech life in the mid 1960s, seen through the eyes of musician Petr who is home to play as a soloist in a ... read more »
  
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- - barbi
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  - Salisbury
  - 02 Nov 2007 at 20:49
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  Great Cinema`
  
  A cool, calm and collective film. Great Czech new wave example.
  
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- - Anthony Bairstow
  - London, UK
  - 16 Dec 2006 at 10:26
- - 1
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  Disappointing
  
  An over-rated film. The 'humour' is at best obscure, and maybe isn't there at all. The dialogue often doesn't make sense - the best thing that ... read more »
  
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  - 31 Oct 2006 at 22:14
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  71 minutes of joy.
  
  This is an excellent, charming, subtle film, with plenty to reward the viewer who has eyes and ears open. In the interview with the director, he suggests that ... read more »
  
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  - 29 Sep 2006 at 13:20
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  A gently humourous look at life in 60s Czechslovakia
  
  Nothing much happens in this film - a musician and his girlfriend from the city go to visit an old friend in the country. They play music, go to a funeral and ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 281653
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Tuttle
  - 25 reviews
  - Newdigate
  - 02 Sep 2006 at 10:15
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- - 5
  - 0
  A gently humourous look at life in 60s Czechslovakia
  
  Nothing much happens in this film - a musician and his girlfriend from the city go to visit an old friend in the country. They play music, go to a funeral and ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 281653
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  
  [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Tuttle
  - 25 reviews
  - Newdigate
  - 02 Sep 2006 at 10:15
- - 1
  - 0
  71 minutes of joy.
  
  This is an excellent, charming, subtle film, with plenty to reward the viewer who has eyes and ears open. In the interview with the director, he suggests that ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 290294
- - a customer
  - Cambridge
  - 29 Sep 2006 at 13:20
- - 1
  - 0
  Disappointing
  
  An over-rated film. The 'humour' is at best obscure, and maybe isn't there at all. The dialogue often doesn't make sense - the best thing that ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 379738
- - a customer
  - Essex
  - 31 Oct 2006 at 22:14
- - 1
  - 0
  Great Cinema`
  
  A cool, calm and collective film. Great Czech new wave example.
  
  Report this review
- 395161
- - Anthony Bairstow
  - London, UK
  - 16 Dec 2006 at 10:26
- - 0
  - 0
  View from the inside
  
  A very convincing black and white picture of rural Czech life in the mid 1960s, seen through the eyes of musician Petr who is home to play as a soloist in a ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 490675
- - barbi
  - 150 reviews
  - Salisbury
  - 02 Nov 2007 at 20:49
- - 0
  - 0
  A film to watch again and again
  
  I have watched this film many times, and will keep coming back to it. Maybe I now have a subtly different perception of it, in that it played a part in ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 538901
- - Kobilisy
  - 42 reviews
  - huddersfield. England
  - 13 Mar 2008 at 08:06
- - 0
  - 0
  a film that will stroke your soul
  
  This is an immensely enjoyable film. It describes the village folk of central Europe so well - as the people who like to stare and laugh, who shout and bicker ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 601128
- - Erika
  - 23 reviews
  - London
  - 21 Jul 2008 at 09:28
- - 0
  - 0
  hummm....
  
  I would need to view this film again in about 20 years or so before making a fair review, for now I recommend this film to any one who likes black and white ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 827960
- - coolmoods
  - 17 reviews
  - Newcastle upon Tyne
  - 04 Nov 2009 at 23:42

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  This comedy of provincial life was one of the key works of the Czech New Wave. It concerns the visit of Peter, a successful symphony musician, and his girlfriend to Bambas, an old friend who is now the director of a small town music school. There is a family dinner, some amateur chamber music, a ...