Two closely related episodes. Youths make problems for two local orchestras about to compete nationally, and in a talent competition a young girl gets stage fright, while another lies to her boss to compete.
Direction
Forman's observational eye already fully formed, documentary roots showing.
Writing
Naturalistic dialogue blends scripted and improvised moments seamlessly.
Director
Miloš Forman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Forman's last documentary before fiction features; he cast non-professionals who often played versions of themselves.
Made during the Czechoslovak New Wave's birth, this captures the tension between state-sponsored culture and emerging youth rebellion.
XC
