Miloš Forman

Biography

Jan Tomáš "Miloš" Forman (/ˈmiːloʊʃ/; Czech: [ˈmɪloʃ ˈforman]; February 18, 1932 – April 13, 2018) was a Czech and American film director, screenwriter, actor, and professor who rose to fame in his native Czechoslovakia before emigrating to the United States in 1968. Forman was an important figure in the Czechoslovak New Wave. Film scholars and Czechoslovak authorities saw his 1967 film The Firemen's Ball as a biting satire on Eastern European Communism. The film was initially shown in theatres in his home country in the more reformist atmosphere of the Prague Spring. However, it was later banned by the Communist government after the invasion by the Warsaw Pact countries in 1968. Forman was subsequently forced to leave Czechoslovakia for the United States, where he continued making films, gaining wider critical and financial success. In 1975, he directed One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) starring Jack Nicholson as a patient in a mental institution. The film received widespread acclaim, and was the second in history to win all five major Academy Awards: Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, Actor in Leading Role, and Actress in Leading Role. In 1978, he directed the anti-war musical Hair which premiered at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival. In 1981, he directed the turn of the century drama film, Ragtime, which was known for its large ensemble cast. The film went on to receive 8 Academy Award nominations. His next feature was a period biographical film, Amadeus (1984), based on the life of famed classical musician Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart starring Tom Hulce, and F. Murray Abraham. The film was both a critical and financial success earning 11 nominations with 8 wins including for Best Picture, and another win for Forman as Best Director. In 1996, Forman received another Academy Award nomination for Best Director for The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996). Throughout Forman's career he won 2 Academy Awards, 3 Golden Globe Awards, Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, a British Academy Film Award, a César Award, David di Donatello Award, and the Czech Lion. Description above from the Wikipedia article Miloš Forman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Father Havel

Keeping the Faith

Dimitri

Heartburn

Self

TVTV Looks at the Oscars

čert Elrebub

Peklo s princeznou

Self

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

Jaromil

Les bien-aimés

Strop

Self

Life and Film (The Labyrinthine Biographies of Vojtech Jasny)

Tam za lesem

Self

Carrière, 250 metros

Self

The Beatles Revolution

Self

Remembering Ragtime

Self

The Republic Pictures Story

Narrator

Visions of Eight

Lazlo

New Year's Day

voice

Proč Havel?

Self - Director

The Making of 'Amadeus'

Self

Un Jour, Une Histoire: Charlie Chaplin, La Légende du Siècle

Self - Interviewee: Director

Shapes of Rhythm: The Music of Galt MacDermot

Self

Tvoje slza, můj déšť: Přítomnost Arnošta Lustiga

Self (voice)

A Room Nearby

Self

Ein Anlaß zum Sprechen - FAMU Prag

Themself

An Interview with Milos Forman

Self

François Truffaut, une autobiographie

Марк Донской. Король и шут

Self

Milos Forman, un outsider à Hollywood

Self

Miloš Forman

Self

Completely Cuckoo

Self

Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life

Self

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

Self

Olga

Il était une fois… Vol au dessus d'un nid de coucou

Self

Miloš Forman: Co tě nezabije…

Self

Chytilová Versus Forman

Self

Cineastes contra magnats

Reader - The Biddle Brothers (voice)

Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Forman vs. Forman

Self - Film Director

The Statue of Liberty

Self

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

Self

Uuden aallon jäljillä

Self

Chelsea on the Rocks

Self

Sodankylä ikuisesti: Elokuvan vuosisata

Self

À l'ombre d'Hollywood

Self

To Make a Comedy Is No Fun

Slovo dělá ženu

Stříbrný vítr

Self

Fog City Mavericks

Self (voice)

Drawn from Memory

Self

Who Is Henry Jaglom?

Dědeček automobil

Self

A Decade Under the Influence

Self

Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Self

Milos Forman: What Happened Was...

Self

The Directors: Milos Forman

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

54

Gender

Male

Birthday

1932-02-18

Place of Birth

Čáslav, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Also Known As

Milos Forman