Audition (Konkurs)Forman's first major film is a delicately rendered mix of cinéma vérité and quiet drama with two distinct parts splits between an orchestral rehearsal and performance to highlight a clash of tradition and modernity.
A playful and fascinating document of Czechoslovakia's complex cultural history, Audition heralded the beginning of Forman's collaboration with screenwriter Ivan Passer, and is also a key early work of the Czech New Wave.
