Rent Black Peter (1964)
3.6 of 5 from 73 ratings
1h 27min
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- Synopsis:
"Black Peter" is the debut feature from Oscar-winning director Milos Forman (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus). A wry comedy set in 1960's Czechoslovakia, the film explores the passions and confusions of teenage life. Peter is tentatively taking his first steps into the adult world; he has a new job and a new focus for his burgeoning erotic fantasies -provoking conflict with the older generation. With a cast of mainly non-professional actors, Forman conjures up a naturalistic and witty portrait of everyday life under totalitarianism. Full of charming performances, youthful spontaneity and a rock n roll soundtrack, 'Black Peter' helped launch the internationally acclaimed Czech New Wave. - Actors:
- Ladislav Jakim, Pavla Martinkova, Jan Vostrcil, Vladimír Pucholt, Pavel Sedlacek, Zdenek Kulhanek, Frantisek Kosina, Josef Koza, Bozena Matuskova, Antonín Pokorný, Jaroslav Kladrubsky, Frantiska Skalova, Jaroslav Bendl, Majka Gillarova, Jaroslava Razova, Dana Urbankova, Zuzana Oprsalova, Frantisek Prazak
- Directors:
- Milos Forman
- Producers:
- Rudolf Hájek
- Writers:
- Milos Forman, Jaroslav Papousek
- Aka:
- Cerný Petr
- Studio:
- Second Run
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Drama
- Collections:
- The Instant Expert's Guide to: Miloš Forman, Top 10 Best Last Films: World Cinema, Top 10 Czech Films, Top Films
- Countries:
- Czechoslovakia
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- Release Date:
- 25/06/2018
- Run Time:
- 90 minutes
- Languages:
- Czech LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Life As It Is - Milos Forman on his Czech films, part 1: an archival film-by-film interview newly edited for this release with never-before-seen footage
- New and exclusive audio commentary by film historian Michael Brooke
- Newly filmed interview with actor Pavla Martinkova
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Reviews (1) of Black Peter
Days in a Store Detective's Life - Black Peter review by CH
An early work by Milos Forman, and discussed very interestingly by him in a 2000 interview as an extra item for half an hour. Perhaps not quite as unified in its episodic structure as the subsequent A Blonde in Love but with a similar humour which - as Forman says - was a way of contending with the Czech authorities at that time (pilfering in an early form of self-service store). And, again, there is a use of Czech pop songs with a distinct beat-group sound.
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