Miloš Forman: A Tribute

Forman’s first feature film focuses on Peter, a none too bright, but sympathetic and amusing 17-year-old.

The story of a local firemen’s brigade in a provincial town, which organizes a ball in honor of its leader’s birthday. In spite of the preparations, their best-laid plans quickly go astray. A political satire on an incompetent regime, which lays waste to all it seeks to control. 

A man has himself sent to a mental hospital to avoid a jail sentence and soon becomes involved in a violent conflict with authority when he tries to enliven the atmosphere. Jack Nickolson gives an unforgettable performance in this masterful work.

Miloš Forman’s version of Choderlos de Laclos Liaisons Dangereuses is a very well-acted and beautiful interpretation of the cold and calculating sexual schemes of the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont.