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.
#捷克新浪潮 慢摇镜头和古典音乐讲乡村生活悲喜交集的静寂和艰辛。剪辑的对比很有趣味(ex最后老友的玩耍、小孩的鬼脸、鸡在车库里飞/站在车顶、两个男主在夜里车道上走、一排男人拉尿偷看女人)。节奏很活泼,一点都不拖沓。最后一幕太搞笑了吧,完美用一个笑话视觉化了乡村生活—“a bit of patience, that’s what we need”
{★★★} 捷克新浪潮诠释下的生活困境,昔日的艺术家被琐事吞没,为葬礼奏乐、也为自己哀悼。我忍不住引用The Libertines的Anthems For Doomed Youth--“你旧时的梦想去哪了,曾几何时那般自豪,如今却遗落在老歌里束之阁上?”所以他们出逃了。但醒来后,一切都像从未发生过一样。
生活的片段,那些含在旋律里的感情。特别可爱的片子,极度引起舒适,又短。那个母鸡进车库的一幕好笑又可爱,后来又变成餐桌上的鸡腿,被大家让了又让。什么都不说了,都在酒里。PS,就冲着这音乐,我觉得我爸肯定能喜欢。MoMA - Vision Statement Early Directorial Works