Loves of a Blonde

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Leaburn O Both sweet and at times pithily witty. The story of a romantic young woman and a few less romantic men she encounters. Short and worth a watch. Some excellent scenes even if it slows down in the final stanzas. Watched on Internet Archive. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/17/24 Full Review dave s Andula is a lonely Czech woman living in a town where the women, thanks to a flawed government program, drastically outnumber the men. Over the course of her quest for lasting love, she has encounters with a forest ranger, an over-the-hill army reservist, and, finally, with a touring piano player, who she manages to fall in love with, paying an unannounced visit to his home in Prague. Milos Forman's Loves of a Blonde sometimes comes across as an anecdotal mishmash of a movie (more time could have been spent dealing with her arrival in Prague and less time on her other more meaningless relationships), but there are some quiet laughs and interesting scenarios to be found throughout the movie. The real reason to see Loves of a Blonde is to watch a master filmmaker trying to find his way early in what turned out to be a remarkable career. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member A film that takes a while to get going but becomes very engaging as well as funny. The film starts pretty slow showing Andula, main character, talk to her friend about her ring and other past relationships. However, the film picks up some pace with the dance hall scene which has some great comedic direction all thanks to the great Mills Foreman. The pacing gets a bit slow with Milda and Andula's conversations, but the scene concerning the Milda's parents meeting Andula at their apartment is hilarious and very well-acted with great comedic timing. The film is not as good as Foreman's all-time greats, namely Amadeus and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, but it is an engaging and hilarious insight on human relationships that displayed Foreman's filmmaking talents. Finally, the film was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Picture Oscar but lost to A Man and a Woman. The only nominee I have seen is The Battle of Algiers which is such a remarkably well-crafted film and, though I really like Loves of a Blonde, is definitely a better film in my opinion. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member While I can recognize its historical and cultural importance as the paragon of the Czech New Wave, ultimately this style of sparse filmmaking just doesn't resonate with me over a half-century after the fact, and what was once fresh ends up leaving me rather cold. The first act, especially the principle dance scene, is awkwardly funny and absurdist in spurts, but as the film plods on without much narrative or characterization, I found my mind wandering and the story wanting. Perhaps, as some critics suggest, the film dwells in the starkness and banality and stupidity of the oppressive state it subtly exploits and exposes, but the satire feels underdeveloped and rather monotone, much likes its plot and much like its main character. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review dustin d This early film by Milos Forman is a good film on its own, but also hints at the great things to come. This simple drama is made up of a few well-constructed scenes that make it irresistible. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review andres s Very charming movie with genuine acting and feelings. The whole bit with the guy having to sleep with his parents because of the girl is brilliant. It made me laugh a lot. Overall, pretty damn funny movie with plenty of charm. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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