DVD Review - Black Petr

Black Petr is the first film by acclaimed director Milos Forman. It is short (85 minutes) and it is basically a slice of life film. The life that it focuses on is that of Petr (Ladislav Jakim), who is seventeen years old. He has a job as a security person in a grocery store. But Petr doesn't seem to be able to follow instructions and messes things up much of the time. He doesn't have a lot of luck when he attempts to socialize. And he doesn't get along with his father (Jan Vostrcil) who is constantly lecturing him.

This is a good little film and definitely worth seeing if you are a fan of Forman's. Even at this early stage in his career you can see his potential. So now I have seen all of Forman's films with the exception of his latest one, Goya's Ghosts. The film still hasn't announced a US release date (or distributor) but, hopefully, we will find out something about that soon. Because no matter what, Goya's Ghosts has to be superior to some of the crappy films that get a wide release in the US.