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Černý Petr

Milos Forman
1963 Czechoslovakia 87 minutes Czech

At the age of seventeen, Petr starts work in a food store, where his job is to stop people stealing. However, he lets the real thieves escape and chases after honest shoppers. At the swimming pool and dances, he boasts of how daring he is in imaginary romances, yet he is paralysed in front of Pavla and her friends. At home, his father constantly treats him as a good-for-nothing and keeps a sharp eye on his comings and goings…

Production :
Filmové studio Barrandov
Editing :
Miroslav Hájek
Photography :
Jan Nĕmeček

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