Lásky jedné plavovlásky (1965)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Milos Forman

Writers:

Milos Forman (screenplay)
Milos Forman (story)

Release Date:

26 October 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Drama

Plot:

A working-class young woman (Andula) in a hick Czech town sleeps with one of the band members of a group from Prague...

Plot Keywords:

Piano Player | Czechoslovakia | Factory Worker

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Hana Brejchová	...	Andula
Vladimír Pucholt	...	Milda
Vladimír Mensík	...	Vacovský
Ivan Kheil	...	Manas
Jirí Hrubý	...	Burda
Milada Jezková	...	Milda's Mother
Josef Sebánek	...	Milda's Father
Josef Kolb	...	Pokorný
Marie Salacová	...	Marie
Jana Novaková	...	Jana (as Jana Nováková)
Jarka Crkalová	...	Jaruska
Tána Zelinková	...	Girl
Zdena Lorencová	...	Zdena
Jan Vostrcil	...	Colonel
Antonín Blazejovský	...	Tonda

Also Known As:

A Blonde in Love
Loves of a Blonde (USA) (DVD box title)
The Loves of a Blonde (USA)

Runtime:

Argentina:90 min | Germany:83 min | USA:88 min | UK:82 min

Country:

Czechoslovakia

Language:

Czech

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:18 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | Singapore:PG

Company:

CBK

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Kunsten at græde i kor (2006)

Loves Of A Blond: Lovely and funny in a melancholy way....

This is precisely the atmosphere of a provincial Eastern European town on a Saturday night with an amateur jazz band playing, a trio of goofy military reservists having a night out and hoping to score with a local factory girl or two. Real life takes precedent over ideology: this indeed is 1965, it could have been Poland, Hungary even Yugoslavia (here it's the Checho-Slovakia: great beer, ice hockey and hearty dosage of sexuality) The brief plot summary: a filandering young jazz player struggles to and finally seduces a simple factory girl for a one night stand; some time later, she comes to the capital of Prague in search of her lover but finds his bewildered parents. His mom rather rude, his dad confused and somewhat bashful...still they let her crash in (a small town girl in a big town like that!) until the beloved brat returns home from another of his nightly gigs...A funny film in that central European melancholy way, but warm and gut pinching for all those's who grew up in these times and longitudes. Bravo, Milos! Also one of Foreman's early, Bohemian films (I"ve seen three, perhaps there are more) : LOVES OF A BLONDE = Czech to boot &probably his finest --- THE FIREMEN'S BALL is also available on VHS and worth seeing as a complement of sorts: it has a darker, more tragic undertow. Milos Foreman is one of those film-makers who apparently do best while young and the rest of their careers often show for a fairly steady downhill ride. He's got these wonderful "home made" films, then comes to Hollywood: makes a stunning debut with One Flew Over Cuckoo's Nest, there's some flashes of brilliance later on but all in all it all eventually goes to the dogs. This is my theory: I can think of quite a good number of film directors who fit the patter and corroborate with reality: it's true! Ah, well, but this is another story....Bye for now and happy viewing!