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Why this pick
Forman retains the wry, observant humour and nonprofessional-feeling naturalism, turning a small-town social event into a tenderly exasperated portrait of communal awkwardness.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1965 1h 28m CZE
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Andula is a working-class young woman living in a fading Czech factory town, where, due to an oversight in central state planning, women outnumber men 16–1. The film opens with an intimate scene between Andula and her fellow shoe-factory-worker friend as they lie in bed in their dormitory discussing the ring given to Andula by her boyfriend Tonda and gossiping about her mildly flirtatious encounter with a forest ranger, which is shown in flashback.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Vladimír Menšík
Vacovský