The Girl on a Broomstick

This Girl in a Broomstick, from 1972, belongs to the group of farces that constituted the successful comedies of the Soviet period, mostly of the late sixties and early seventies of the last century. In this case, there are, however, two important particularities: it is a Czechoslovak production and it is clearly aimed at a younger audience.

Don't expect to find here the insightful irony of a Jiri Menzel, the poetic drama of a Ján Kadár or even the audacious experimentalism of a Jaromil Jires, this is a simple film, what would pass today for a modest television film for teenagers.

But it still has some fun moments and, above all, it is an irresistible exercise in nostalgia, for those who grew up watching films like this.