DVD The Firemen´s Ball (Criterion Collection) - Importado

A milestone of the Czech New Wave, Milos Forman?s first color film The Firemen?s Ball (Horí, má panenko) is both a dazzling comedy and a provocative political satire. A hilarious saga of good intentions confounded, the story chronicles a firemen?s ball where nothing goes right - from a beauty pageant whose reluctant participants embarrass the organizers to a lottery from which nearly all the prizes are pilfered. Presumed to be a commentary on the floundering Czech leadership, the film was "banned forever" in Czechoslovakia following the Russian invasion and prompted Forman?s move to America. Special Features : - New digital transfer, with restored image and sound - Video interview with director Milos Forman - A behind-the-scenes look at the transfer process, featuring cinematographer Miroslav Ondricek, and comments from Milos Forman - New and improved English subtitle translation