不绝作為米路斯.科曼劇本鐵三角(另一位是帕培錫,也是本片編劇之一)成員的艾雲.巴薩,當然也走低度戲劇路線。同是音樂家的彼德與卡洛老友相逢,生计狀況大区别,你有伴侶我有
家庭,但是都有說不出的不明朗,惟有以酒與音樂取代口水。全片推展不問方针,只在剎那間的意圖,行行企企比起科曼更義無反顧,卻有生计淡如流水的詩意和繆思,叫觀眾聯想到二十年後的伊力.盧馬。巴薩鍾愛音樂的水平不下於笔墨和電影,古典音樂與民間音樂於全片迴轉迴盪,難怪成了奇斯洛夫斯基十大心愛電影之一。康城影展少年評審團獎,美國全國影評人協會特別獎這部1966年的珍品,是捷克新海潮短暫生掷中最佳作品之一。成名音樂家到小鎮探訪舊同學,舊同學是個窮音樂教師,有時在喪禮上演奏樂曲。平庸的素材在巴素手裡,變出風趣復罕見的旋律,一部憂鬱的喜劇,或灰色喜劇。- Dave Kehr, Chicago ReaderIvan Passer`s (Cutter`s Way and Creator) last film to be made in his native Czechoslovakia is about friends – musician Petr and music teacher Karel – reunited when Petr returns to town for a performance. Passer frequently collaborated with Milos Forman and the episodic, low-action aesthetic that was evident in Forman`s early work can be seen here. Years of separation have bred apprehension between the two men, and Karel`s simmering jealousy makes their meeting all the more awkward. Eventually, the barriers crumble enough for the pair to freely discuss their lives. The film`s simple beauty is in the details of the men`s reacquainting themselves with each other, discovering each other`s regrets and unfulfilled desires. Alive with pathos, humour and insight.Special Award, National Society of Film Critics AwardsIts simple city mouse-country mouse story involves the meeting of two former schoolmates as they prepare for a small-town concert. Enlivened by Passer`s flair for grotesquerie, this unassuming masterpiece maintains a delicate balance between hilarity and despair.- Elliott Stein, Village VoiceSource: HKIFF Czech New Wave 2006