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| Milos
Forman |
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| Director
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| 1932 - |
| Born February 18,
Cáslav, Czechoslavakia |
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Production Country: USA |
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Key Genres:
Comedy Drama, Biography, Satire |
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Collaborators:
Miroslav Ondricek (Cinematographer), Patrizia
von Brandenstein (Production Designer), Courtney Love (Leading Player),
Brad Dourif (Leading Player), Saul Zaentz (Producer),
Ivan Passer (Screenwriter), Jaroslav Papousek
(Screenwriter), Scott Alexander (Screenwriter), Larry
Karaszewski (Screenwriter),
Miroslav Hajek (Editor) |
| Highly Recommended:
Loves of a Blonde (1965), Taking Off (1971), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) |
| Recommended: The
Firemen's Ball (1967), The
People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) |
| Links:
[ IMDB ] [
All-Movie
Guide ] [
Film Reference ] [ Official Website ]
[ American
Masters - Milos Forman ] [ In-Depth
Interview from 1997 ] [ Interview
by Joseph McBride ] [
Los Angeles Times Interview (2007) ] |
| Books: [
Milos
Forman: A Bio-Bibliography ] [ Turnaround:
A Memoir ] |
| DVD's:
[ Amazon
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| 1,000
Greatest Films: Loves of a
Blonde (1965), The Firemen's Ball (1968), One Flew Over the
Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Amadeus (1984) |
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"Although his detractors
suggest that his body of work is not inventive or daring enough
to warrant such a critically distinguished career, Forman is a
self-confessed popular film-maker. Known as a champion of the
common man, his films explore questions of personal freedom,
social conformity, and the oppression of the individual. Deeply
informed by his experience of living under a Communist regime,
much of Forman's American work can be read as a paean to his
adopted country." - Tanya
Horeck (Contemporary North American Film Directors, 2002) |
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"A
leading member of the new, anti-conformist Czechoslovak cinema
which emerged in the 1960s, Forman began as a script
collaborator on several films and then made two shorts which
were later combined into one film (1963). One of these,
Talent Competition, already looked forward to his favourite
themes and methods: a quizzical, sometimes bemused, analysis of
human foibles and small-town ennui." -
John Gillett (The International Encyclopedia of Film, 1972) |
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"Although
the influence of Forman's filmmaking methods may be felt even in
some North American films, his lasting importance will, very
probably, rest with his three Czech movies. Taking Off, a
valiant attempt to show America to Americans through the eyes of
a sensitive, if caustic, foreign observer, should be added to
this list as well. After the mixed reception of this film,
however, Forman turned to adaptations of best sellers and stage
hits." -
Josef
Skvorecký and Rob Edelman (The St. James Film Directors Encyclopedia, 1998) |
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"A knack for biting satire has secured Forman's reputation as
one of the top filmmaking finds from Eastern Europe since World
War II." -
William R. Meyer (The Film Buff's Catalog, 1978) |
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"You
can't become a good actor in the theatre without professional
training. But theatre and films today are so far from each other
that what does it mean to be professional in films? What counts
is the talent and certain gifts, and personality." -
Milos
Forman (Directing the Film, 1976) |
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