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Director - Miloš Forman
Script - Miloš Forman
Camera - Jan Němeček
Music - Jiří Šlitr
Cast - Ladislav Jakim, Pavla Martínková-Novotná, Jan Vostrčil, Vladimír Pucholt, Pavel Sedláček, Zdeněk Kulhánek, František Kosina
Producer - Rudolf Hájek
Production - Filmové Studio Barrandov
In this first real example of the blooming Czechoslovak New Wave, Forman takes cues from contemporary French giants Truffaut and Godard and emerges with his own fascinating style. Filmed in a documentary like fashion, the voyeuristic camera buzzes around the characters, all played by non-professional actors. Aside from the loose premise that follows young Peter, who is starting work for the first time, while also awkwardly courting the beautiful Asa, there is no real story or purpose here. The film is simply a free flowing slice of life, with partially improvised scenes which all play out authentically and naturally, punctuated with brilliant moments of humor that heighten the youthful and energetic tone.
