一直作為米路斯．科(kē )曼劇本鐵三角（另一位是(shì )帕培錫，也(🔱)是(🕰)本片編劇(🎺)之一）成(chéng )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(yǔ )卡洛老友重逢，生活狀況大(dà )不同，你有伴侶我有家(🐖)庭，然而(🎿)都(dōu )有說不出(chū )(🍮)的不明朗，唯有以酒與音樂代替口水。全片(piàn )推展不問目(mù )的，只(🛑)在(zài )剎那間的意圖，行(🎛)行企企比(🥔)起科曼(🙂)更義無(✋)反顧，卻有生活淡(dàn )如(rú )流水的詩意和繆(🈴)思(sī )，叫觀眾聯(lián )想(xiǎng )到二十年(⛳)後的(de )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(piàn )迴(🐛)轉迴(huí )盪，難(🥋)怪(🤷)成了奇(💅)斯洛夫斯基十大心(xīn )(🔈)愛電影之一(🐡)。　(🤔)　　　康城影(📛)展(🔤)青(qīng )(👌)年(nián )評審(shěn )(🥤)團獎(jiǎng )，美國(🥅)全國影評人協會特別(bié )(🌂)獎　　(👄)　　(🆙)這(zhè )部(🔫)1966年的珍品，是捷(jié )(🔲)克新浪潮短暫生(shēng )命中最佳作(zuò )(🛃)品之一。成名(❓)音樂(lè )家到小(xiǎo )鎮(zhèn )探訪舊同學，舊同學是(shì )個窮音樂教師(🍯)，有時在喪禮上(shàng )吹奏(zòu )樂(👼)曲。平凡(fán )的素(💨)材(cái )在巴(🛃)素(🛌)手裡，變出風趣復罕(hǎn )見(jiàn )的旋律，一(🌒)部(🎁)憂鬱(yù )的喜劇，或(🕌)灰色(👔)喜(xǐ )劇(🔮)。　　　(🦐)　- Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader　　　　(🏉)Ivan Passer's (Cutter's Way and Creator) last film to be made in his native Czechoslovakia is about friends – musician Petr and music teacher Karel – reunited when Petr returns to town for a performance. Passer frequently collaborated with Milos Forman and the episodic, low-action aesthetic that was evident in Forman's early work can be seen here. Years of separation have bred apprehension between the two men, and Karel's simmering jealousy makes their meeting all the more awkward. Eventually, the barriers crumble enough for the pair to freely discuss their lives. The film's simple beauty is in the details of the men's reacquainting themselves with each other, discovering each other's regrets and unfulfilled desires. Alive with pathos, humour and insight.　　　　Special Award, National Society of Film Critics Awards　　　　Its simple city mouse-country mouse story involves the meeting of two former schoolmates as they prepare for a small-town concert. Enlivened by Passer's flair for grotesquerie, this unassuming masterpiece maintains a delicate balance between hilarity and despair.　(🏿)　　　- Elliott Stein, Village Voice　　　　Source HKIFF Czech New Wave 2006