The first part of the film “Audition” takes us to the rehearsal of a provincial brass band. The authoritarian band master orders his company of amateur musicians around. Among them is Vlada, a shy, young trombonist who is thinking of skipping an upcoming orchestra festival because he wants to watch a motorcycle race that is going to take place at the same time. The second part of the this pseudo-documentary follows several teenage singers as they audition for the Semafor Theatre along with hundreds of other teenage girls.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 18 min.
- Country, year
- Czechia, 1964
- Genre
- Documentary
- Language
- Czech
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N-7
Credits
- Director
- Miloš Forman
- Screenplay
- Miloš Forman, Ivan Passer
- Producers
- Jiří Šebor
- Cinematography
- Miroslav Ondrícek
- Music
- Jiří Šlitr
- Cast
- Jirí Suchý, Jirí Slitr, Ladislav Jakim, Vladimír Hrabánek, Věra Křesadlová
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Director
Miloš Forman
Miloš Forman studied at the Film Faculty of the Academy of Arts in Prague. The first international recognition came with “Black Peter” (1964), which marked the beginning of the Czech New Wave, also screened at “Scanorama”. After that the film “Loves of the Blonde” (1965) received an Academy Award nomination.
