Hoří, má panenko

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Hoří, má panenko is a 1967 Czechoslovak satirical comedy film directed by Miloš Forman that humorously critiques bureaucracy and small-town politics through the chaos of a volunteer firemen’s ball.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
satirical comedy film
basedOn original screenplay
CannesSection Official Selection (out of competition, 1968)
censorshipStatus banned in Czechoslovakia after 1968
cinematography Miroslav Ondříček NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED
director Miloš Forman NERFINISHED
distributor Ústřední půjčovna filmů
editor Miroslav Hájek NERFINISHED
festivalScreening Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED
filmMovement Czechoslovak New Wave NERFINISHED
genre Czechoslovak New Wave film
comedy film
satire
hasEnglishTitle The Firemen’s Ball NERFINISHED
The Firemen’s Ball (Hoří, má panenko) NERFINISHED
hasFirefightingTheme true
musicBy Jiří Šlitr NERFINISHED
narrativeStyle ensemble cast
quasi-documentary realism
notableFor critique of petty bureaucracy
improvisational acting style
international critical acclaim
use of non-professional actors
originalLanguage Czech
plotFocus volunteer firemen’s ball
portraysInstitution volunteer fire brigade
producer Carlo Ponti NERFINISHED
Miloš Forman NERFINISHED
productionCompany Filmové studio Barrandov NERFINISHED
reasonForCensorship perceived political allegory
releaseYear 1967
runningTimeMinutes 73
screenwriter Ivan Passer NERFINISHED
Jaroslav Papoušek NERFINISHED
Miloš Forman NERFINISHED
setting small Czechoslovak town
stars František Debelka NERFINISHED
Jan Vostrčil NERFINISHED
Josef Šebánek NERFINISHED
Marie Motlová NERFINISHED
theme bureaucracy
collective chaos
human folly
small-town politics
timePeriodDepicted 1960s Czechoslovakia
usesHumorType black comedy
situational comedy

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The Firemen’s Ball alsoKnownAs Hoří, má panenko