Miloš Forman
Known for Directing · 65 credits
- Born
- 1932-02-18
- Died
- 2018-04-13
- Place of birth
- Čáslav, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
- Also known as
- Milos Forman · 밀로스 포만
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (10)
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Omnibus
1967
as Self
Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Film '72
1971
as Self
Please Turn the Page
1977
as Self
Cérémonie des César
1976
as Self - President
Golden Sixties
2009
as Self
Sodankylä Forever
2010
as Self
Movies (55)
Heartburn
1986
as Dimitri
Keeping the Faith
2000
as Father Havel
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
2017
as Self
A Decade Under the Influence
2003
as Self
Fog City Mavericks
2007
as Self
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
2003
as Self
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1997
as Self
François Truffaut, une autobiographie
2004
as Self
Visions of Eight
1973
as Narrator
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2009
as Self
The Beatles Revolution
2000
as Self
Chelsea on the Rocks
2008
as Self
Beloved
2011
as Jaromil
The Directors: Milos Forman
2000
as Self
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
2005
as Self
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
2018
as Self
Vintage Car
1957
Completely Cuckoo
1997
as Self
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
1976
as Self
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
2009
as Self
Forman vs. Forman
2019
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2011
as Self
To Make a Comedy Is No Fun
2016
as Self
The Making of 'Amadeus'
2002
as Self - Director
The Statue of Liberty
1985
as Self - Film Director
Ceiling
1962
On the Trail of the New Wave
2009
as Self
Chaplin - The Legend of the Century
2014
as Self
Remembering Ragtime
2004
as Self
It Is Hell with the Princess
2009
as čert Elrebub
Silvery Wind
1956
New Year's Day
1990
as Lazlo
Miloš Forman
2010
as Self
Olga
2014
as Self
In the Shadow of Hollywood
2000
as Self
The Republic Pictures Story
1991
as Self
An Occasion to Speak
1966
as Self
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
1982
as Reader - The Biddle Brothers (voice)
Carrière, 250 Meters
2011
as Self
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
1998
as Self
The Presence of Arnošt Lustig
2012
as Self
Why Havel?
1991
as voice
Shapes of Rhythm: The Music of Galt MacDermot
2010
as Self - Interviewee: Director
There behind the forest
1962
Drawn from Memory
1995
as Self (voice)
Life and Film: The Labyrinthine Biographies of Vojtech Jasny
2009
as Self
Chytilová Versus Forman
1981
as Self
Slovo dělá ženu
1953
Mark Donskoy, King and Jester
2011
Cannes 1968, révolution au palais
2018
as Self
A Room Nearby
2003
as Self (voice)
Milos Forman: What Happened Was...
as Self
An Interview with Milos Forman
2002
as Themself
Milos Forman Taking Off in America
2012
as Self
Milos Forman: Portrait
About Miloš Forman
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 atmosph… With 65 credits spanning from 1953 to 2019, Miloš Forman has appeared in 55 films and 10 TV shows.
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- Keeping the Faith (2000) — as Father Havel
- Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond (2017) — as Self
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- Fog City Mavericks (2007) — as Self
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