Miloš Forman
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1932-02-18
Day of Death
2018-04-13 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
Čáslav, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
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.
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Known For
Acting
(2019)
Forman vs. Forman
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
(2018)
(2017)
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
as Self
(2016)
To Make a Comedy Is No Fun
as Self
(2014)
(2014)
Olga
as Self
(2012)
(2012)
(2011)
Beloved
as Jaromil
(2011)
Carrière, 250 Meters
as Self
(2011)
(2011)
(2010)
Shapes of Rhythm: The Music of Galt MacDermot
as Self - Interviewee: Director
(2010)
Miloš Forman
as Self
(2010)
Sodankylä Forever
as Self
(2009)
It Is Hell with the Princess
as čert Elrebub
(2009)
(2009)
(2009)
On the Trail of the New Wave
as Self
(2009)
(2008)
Chelsea on the Rocks
as Self
(2007)
Fog City Mavericks
as Self
(2005)
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
as Self
(2004)
Remembering Ragtime
as Self
(2004)
(2003)
(2003)
A Room Nearby
as Self (voice)
(2003)
A Decade Under the Influence
as Self
(2002)
The Making of 'Amadeus'
as Self - Director
(2002)
An Interview with Milos Forman
as Themself
(2000)
Keeping the Faith
as Father Havel
(2000)
The Beatles Revolution
as Self
(2000)
In the Shadow of Hollywood
as Self
(2000)
The Directors: Milos Forman
as Self
(1998)
(1997)
Completely Cuckoo
as Self
(1997)
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
as Self
(1995)
Drawn from Memory
as Self (voice)
(1991)
The Republic Pictures Story
as Self
(1991)
Why Havel?
as voice
(1990)
New Year's Day
as Lazlo
(1986)
Heartburn
as Dimitri
(1985)
The Statue of Liberty
as Self - Film Director
(1982)
Chytilová Versus Forman
as Self
(1982)
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
as Reader - The Biddle Brothers (voice)
(1976)
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
as Self
(1973)
Visions of Eight
as Narrator
(1966)
An Occasion to Speak
as Self
(1962)
(1962)
(1957)
(1956)
(1953)
Crew
(2009)
A Walk Worthwhile
Director
(2006)
Goya's Ghosts
Director, Screenplay
(2005)
Nomad: The Warrior
Producer
(2000)
Way Past Cool
Executive Producer
(1999)
Man on the Moon
Director
(1996)
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Director
(1989)
Valmont
Director
(1984)
Amadeus
Director
(1981)
Ragtime
Director
(1979)
Hair
Director
(1975)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Director
(1975)
(1973)
Visions of Eight
Director
(1971)
Taking Off
Director, Writer
(1971)
I Miss Sonia Henie
Writer, Director
(1969)
The Nail Clippers
Screenplay
(1967)
The Firemen's Ball
Director, Screenplay
(1966)
A Well Paid Walk
Director, Screenplay
(1965)
Loves of a Blonde
Director, Screenplay, Story
(1964)
Black Peter
Screenplay, Director, Story
(1964)
Audition
Story, Screenplay, Director
(1962)
Tam za lesem
First Assistant Director
(1960)
Laterna magika II
Writer, Director
(1958)
Puppies
Story, Screenplay, First Assistant Director
(1957)
Vintage Car
Assistant Director
(1955)
Nechte to na mně
Screenplay