Der schwarze Peter (1964)
18KDer schwarze Peter: Directed by Milos Forman. With Ladislav Jakim, Pavla Martinkova, Jan Vostrcil, Bozena Matuskova. Reality movie of a few days in the life of a Czech teenager when he starts work.
“Anyone who has seen the early films of Milos Forman will know that, contrary to popular belief here in the West, they really did have a sense of humour in Eastern Europe and that u0026quot;The Loves of a Blondeu0026quot; and u0026quot;The Firemanu0026#39;s Ballu0026quot; are still among his very best films. u0026quot;Black Peteru0026quot;, which he made in 1964, was his first feature length film and while not quite in the same class as the films that followed it, is still something of a small gem.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHeavily influenced by both the British New Wave and Italian Neo-Realism itu0026#39;s a lovely comedy about a young man starting on his first job as something of a store detective, a job heu0026#39;s woefully not cut out for, as well as a great coming-of-age film, a brilliant satire on bureaucracy and a superb picture of life in the Czech Republic in the 1960u0026#39;s. Peter himself, the boy in question, is beautifully played by 19 year old Ladislav Jakim making his film debut but then Forman gets great performances from all of his largely non-professional cast, (as his Hollywood career showed, he was one of the great actoru0026#39;s directors). This might be a u0026#39;smallu0026#39; film in the Forman canon but itu0026#39;s a joy from start to finish.”
