一直作为米路斯．科曼剧本铁三角（另一位是帕培锡，也是本片编剧之一）成员的艾云．巴萨，当然也走低度戏剧路线。同是音乐家的彼德与卡洛老友重逢，生活状况大不同，你有伴侣我有家庭，然而都有说不出的不明朗，唯有以酒与音乐代替口水。全片推展不问目的，只在剎那间的意图，行行企企比起科曼更义无反顾，却有生活淡如流水的诗意和繆思，叫观眾联想到二十年后的伊力．卢马。巴萨钟爱音乐的程度不下於文字和电影，古典音乐与民间音乐於全片迴转迴盪，难怪成了奇斯洛夫斯基十大心爱电影之一。　　　　康城影展青年评审团奖，美国全国影评人协会特別奖　　　　这部1966年的珍品，是捷克新浪潮短暂生命中最佳作品之一。成名音乐家到小镇探访旧同学，旧同学是个穷音乐教师，有时在丧礼上吹奏乐曲。平凡的素材在巴素手里，变出风趣復罕见的旋律，一部忧鬱的喜剧，或灰色喜剧。　　　　- 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