Black Peter

Black Peter (Černý Petr, 1964) is a Czech comedy-drama you can watch online on iFILM. It was Miloš Forman's first feature film, shot in the loose, observational style that defined the Czechoslovak New Wave — handheld, unhurried, unscripted in spirit.

Peter has just started a job as a trainee at a grocery store, tasked with keeping an eye on shoplifters. He's not very good at it. Back home, his father lectures him about life. The girl he likes stays just out of reach. His peers seem to have figured everything out already. Forman isn't interested in satire or moral lessons — just a few ordinary days with an ordinary young man who doesn't know where he fits yet. That plainness is exactly what makes it stick. Stream Black Peter (1964) online on iFILM.