Saturday, July 28, 2012
WAY OF LIFE
Today's film was Milos Forman's
Lásky jedné plavovlásky / Loves of a Blonde (1965)
not just another Czech New Wave film. One of the best. There is also a wonderful interview with Forman as a feature.
This is about sending workers and others hither and yon to meet socialist ideals and work quotas. The damage to the people.
A lot of women in one factory town and no men. Troops are brought in to provide companionship. Riotous consequences ensue. Focus is on the blonde who finds love, not with an army man who are goobers but with a pianist with the band who comes to play at an acquaintance dance. More riotous fun on a smaller scale. Innocence betrayed. A mamas boy as it turns out.
We have been laughing at this film for a long time and, at the same time, feeling the pain of people who are isolated from their feelings and prevented from acting on any glimmer of hope. Still funny though.
This is a fiver. 5 out of Netflix5.
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