The Firemen's Ball
1967 · 73 min · Director: Milos Forman
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
The firemen of a provincial Czechoslovakian town throw a ball in honor of the old chief's retirement. There will be music and dancing, a beauty pageant and a raffle. The whole town will be in attendance. However, the proceedings are dogged by difficulty at every step. Workplace injuries, stolen prizes, a shortage of pretty girls... and fire.
Emotional fingerprint
The Firemen's Ball (1967) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 40%, Confusion 20%, Surprise 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor40%
- Confusion20%
- Surprise15%
- Melancholy15%
- Tension10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Confusion, Surprise. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Confusion and Surprise. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Sympathy
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Sympathy | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 50 % | 42 % | 27 % | 20 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 5′ | Humor | 55 % | 49 % | 18 % | 8 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Humor | 56 % | 53 % | 13 % | 0 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Humor | 55 % | 54 % | 13 % | 0 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 56 % | 56 % | 15 % | 0 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Humor | 56 % | 54 % | 20 % | 1 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Humor | 53 % | 46 % | 24 % | 5 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Humor | 49 % | 43 % | 25 % | 6 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Humor | 48 % | 44 % | 25 % | 4 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Humor | 51 % | 50 % | 26 % | 4 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Humor | 57 % | 56 % | 30 % | 5 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Humor | 61 % | 58 % | 31 % | 4 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Humor | 65 % | 60 % | 31 % | 3 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Humor | 70 % | 59 % | 39 % | 10 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Tension | 71 % | 48 % | 49 % | 28 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Sympathy | 71 % | 39 % | 59 % | 46 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Sympathy | 74 % | 44 % | 64 % | 54 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Humor | 71 % | 54 % | 49 % | 43 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Humor | 64 % | 46 % | 35 % | 31 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Sympathy | 58 % | 28 % | 40 % | 32 % |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Commitee Member
Josef
Josef's Wife
Old Man
Retired Fire Chief
Standa
Ludva
Karel
Růženka
Details
- Directed by
- Milos Forman
- Written by
- Milos Forman, Jaroslav Papoušek, Ivan Passer, Václav Šašek
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1967
- Runtime
- 73 min
- Country
- Czechoslovakia, Italy
- Genres
- Comedy
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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