一直作為米路斯．科曼劇本鐵三角另一位是帕培錫也是本片編劇之一成員的艾雲．巴薩當然也走低度戲劇路線同是音樂家的彼德與卡洛老友重逢生活狀況大不同你有伴侶我有家庭然而都有說不出的不明朗唯有以酒與音樂代替口水全片推展不問目的只在剎那間的意圖行行企企比起科曼更義無反顧卻有生活淡如流水的詩意和繆思叫觀眾聯想到二十年後的伊力．盧馬巴薩鍾愛音樂的程度不下於文字和電影古典音樂與民間音樂於全片迴轉迴盪難怪成了奇斯洛夫斯基十大心愛電影之一康城影展青年評審團獎美國全國影評人協會特別獎這部1966年的珍品是捷克新浪潮短暫生命中最佳作品之一成名音樂家到小鎮探訪舊同學舊同學是個窮音樂教師有時在喪禮上吹奏樂曲平凡的素材在巴素手裡變出風趣復罕見的旋律一部憂鬱的喜劇或灰色喜劇DaveKehr,ChicagoReaderIvanPasser'sCutter'sWayandCreatorlastfilmtobemadeinhisnativeCzechoslovakiaisaboutfriends–musicianPetrandmusicteacherKarel–reunitedwhenPetrreturnstotownforaperformancePasserfrequentlycollaboratedwithMilosFormanandtheepisodic,lowactionaestheticthatwasevidentinForman'searlyworkcanbeseenhereYearsofseparationhavebredapprehensionbetweenthetwomen,andKarel'ssimmeringjealousymakestheirmeetingallthemoreawkwardEventually,thebarrierscrumbleenoughforthepairtofreelydiscusstheirlivesThefilm'ssimplebeautyisinthedetailsofthemen'sreacquaintingthemselveswitheachother,discoveringeachother'sregretsandunfulfilleddesiresAlivewithpathos,humourandinsightSpecialAward,NationalSocietyofFilmCriticsAwardsItssimplecitymousecountrymousestoryinvolvesthemeetingoftwoformerschoolmatesastheyprepareforasmalltownconcertEnlivenedbyPasser'sflairforgrotesquerie,thisunassumingmasterpiecemaintainsadelicatebalancebetweenhilarityanddespairElliottStein,VillageVoiceSource:HKIFFCzechNewWave2006
