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　　布拉格之春過後，此片被官方列為「永遠的禁片」，無他，自然在於它影射性強。一群年邁的消防員，為更年邁的局長攪榮休晚會，過程要設抽獎、選ball后、授金斧，還加插救火騷，但無一兌現；由掛匾額不小心燒著的一刻開始，論論盡盡的二十四小時之旅隨之展開。科曼這次全以非職業演員擔綱演出，塑造出一個沒有負能量，但處處是人性執著和笨拙的荒謬世界，道出「不敢偷竊者，只敢偷自己家東西」（科曼語錄）的道理。科曼式荒謬貌不驚人，與曼素及齊媞洛娃的路數不同，卻合組出令蘇聯共黨忍無可忍的輕鬆幽默。
　　
　　奧斯卡最佳外語片提名
　　
　　米路斯‧科曼在祖國捷克炮製的最後一部作品，也是最佳與最風趣的一部。《消防員舞會》以小見大，前提不過趣事一樁，但這群既愚昧又八卦，亦帶點墮落（即極有人味）的志願消房員所搞的慈善舞會，卻讓人看到了整個大千世界。
　　- J. Hoberman
　　
　　One of the last films Forman made in Czechoslovakia before he fled the country and later reached superstardom with One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Firemen's Ball experienced a fair amount of difficulty in the production stage. Nonetheless, it is one of Forman's strongest films. In a small town, preparations for a ball to honour 50 years of service by the fire chief are under way. The beauties meant to present the award are hard to come by, raffle gifts are disappearing, and as a grace note, a fire interrupts the festivities. The farce had its grounding in the state crisis of the late 60s, making the criticisms all the more pointed yet, ultimately, funny.
　　
　　Nominated for Oscar Best Foreign Language Film
　　
　　The last, best, and funniest movie Milos Forman would make in his native Czechoslovakia. Its premise scarcely more than an anecdote, finds an entire universe in the benefit gala staged by a group of inept, officious, mildly corrupt - in short, intensely human - volunteer firefighters.
　　- J. Hoberman
　　
　　Source: HKIFF Czech New Wave 2006

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