JUST ADDED: Ivan Passer, co-screenwriter of The Firemen’s Ball and writer / director of Intimate Lighting, will join us IN PERSON, schedule permitting, to discuss his pioneering Czech New Wave masterpieces on Sunday, March 26.
Director Ivan Passer (Cutter’s Way) gives us a slice of life with both gravitas and specificity with Intimate Lighting, a textured satire about a symphony musician who visits old friends in the country. It is sometimes quiet, sometimes booming, but always sharp in the way it cuts down family, sex, music, and religion. Passer, a school-age friend and co-writer of Milos Forman, worked with cinematographer Miroslav Ondricek (Amadeus) on this delightfully haphazard human comedy with just the right amount of both affection and scorn for its leads.
Marc Edward Heuck discusses Intimate Lighting on the New Beverly blog.
