Quiz
In Miloš Forman's 1967 Czechoslovak New Wave comedy 'The Firemen's Ball', the committee tries to handle the rampant theft of raffle prizes by turning off the lights so guests can return them anonymously. What disaster happens instead?
Chapter 1
The Czechoslovak New Wave
Chapter 2
Hollywood breakthrough and rebellion
Chapter 3
Musical spectacles and period dramas
Chapter 4
Biopics of eccentric rebels
YOUR GOAL
Master of The films of Miloš Forman
Ch 1 · The Czechoslovak New Wave
schopenhauer The Czechoslovak New Wave
A real chaotic ball became a masterpiece (oh yes it did!) / And local firemen stole the silver screen (they stole the screen!)
schopenhauer The 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia forced Miloš Forman to leave his homeland and rebuild his career in America.
schopenhauer The 1967 film The Firemen's Ball used a chaotic small-town party to brilliantly mock communist bureaucracy.
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Fun Fact
The banned ball: Miloš Forman's 1967 satire The Firemen's Ball was banned 'permanently and forever' in Czechoslovakia, but still earned an Academy Award nomination.
Glossary
satire (noun)
A literary work or artistic form that uses humor, irony, or exaggeration to expose and criticize human folly or vice. Forman used this comedic approach to critique communist bureaucracy in his 1967 film The Firemen's Ball.
A literary work or artistic form that uses humor, irony, or exaggeration to expose and criticize human folly or vice. Forman used this comedic approach to critique communist bureaucracy in his 1967 film The Firemen's Ball.
Quiz
Which historic event in 1968 prompted Miloš Forman to emigrate from Czechoslovakia to the United States?
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What Czech word, meaning 'to switch lights off,' became a slang term for corporate theft due to a scene in The Firemen's Ball?
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Which of Miloš Forman's Czechoslovak films was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1966?
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What 1967 Miloš Forman film was banned 'permanently and forever' by the Czechoslovak Communist regime?
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Which famous French New Wave director helped save The Firemen's Ball by securing international distribution after its financing collapsed?
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What was Miloš Forman's signature casting technique in his early Czechoslovak films?