Black Peter
Černý Petr
Czechoslovakia • 1964
Director
Synopsis
One of the first films to herald the arrival of the Czechoslovak New Wave, Miloš Forman’s stylistically inventive debut narrative feature follows the bumbling teenager of the title (Ladislav Jakim) over the course of a directionless summer as he starts (and fails at) a new job, flirts awkwardly, and grows increasingly exasperated with his parents. A refreshingly frank, unromanticized coming-of-age portrait, BLACK PETER captures the bewildering experience of adolescence with both empathy and sly humor.
Synopsis
One of the first films to herald the arrival of the Czechoslovak New Wave, Miloš Forman’s stylistically inventive debut narrative feature follows the bumbling teenager of the title (Ladislav Jakim) over the course of a directionless summer as he starts (and fails at) a new job, flirts awkwardly, and grows increasingly exasperated with his parents. A refreshingly frank, unromanticized coming-of-age portrait, BLACK PETER captures the bewildering experience of adolescence with both empathy and sly humor.
Credits
Crew
DirectorMiloš Forman
WriterJaroslav Papoušek, Miloš Forman
CinematographerJan Němeček
ComposerJiří Šlitr
EditorMiroslav Hájek
Cast
Ladislav Jakimas Petr
Pavla Martínkováas Pavla
Jan Vostrčilas Petr's father
Vladimír Pucholtas Čenda
Pavel Sedláčekas Láďa