Milos Forman

Born: 1932-2-18

Birthplace: Prague, Czech Republic

Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m)

Profession: Director, screenwriter

Nationality: Czech Republic, United States

Graduate School: Prague Film Academy

Representative Works: Leaping the lunatic asylum, People vs. Larry Flynt, Amadeus, Horí, má panenko

Miloš Forman (Miloš Forman, February 18, 1932-April 13, 2018 ), born in Prague, Czech Republic, is a Czech film director, screenwriter, and producer. He graduated from the Prague Film Academy.

In 1963, he directed the short drama "Kdyby ty muziky nebyly", which officially opened his director career ^[1] . In 1965, directed the feature film " Lásky jedné plavovlásky ", which was nominated for the 39th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film ^[2] . In 1967, he directed the feature film " Horí, má panenko ", which was nominated for the 41st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film ^[3] . In 1971, directed the feature film " Taking Off ", which won the jury prize of The 24th Cannes International Film Festival ^[4] . In 1975, directed the feature film " One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest " won the 48th Academy Awards for Best Director ^[5] . In 1984, he directed the biographical drama " Amadeus " and won the Best Director Award at The 57th annual Academy Awards ^[6] . In 1996, directed the feature film "People vs. Larry Flynt ", the film won the Golden Bear Award at the 47th Berlin International Film Festival ^[7] . In 1999, he directed the comedy " Man on the Moon " and won the Best Director Award at the 50th Berlin International Film Festival ^[8] .

In 2000, he served as the chairman of the jury of 57th Venice International Film Festival ^[9] . In 2006, he won the Kurosawa Akira Award at the 19th Tokyo International Film Festival ^[10] . In 2012, he won the DGA Lifetime Achievement Award ^[11] .

On April 13, 2018, Miloš Forman died of illness in Connecticut, USA at the age of 86 ^[12] .

Performing Experience

Miloš Forman Czech period

In 1963, he directed the short drama "Kdyby ty muziky nebyly", which officially opened his director career . In 1964, directed his first film " Black Peter ", which won the Golden Leopard Award at the 17th Locarno International Film Festival .

In 1965, directed the feature film " Lásky jedné plavovlásky " co-starred by Hana Breichova, Uladimir Butot and Vladimir Mensik , which won the 39th Academy Award Nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Award and the Golden Lion Award at the 30th Venice International Film Festival . After that, the film was voted 89th in the "Top 100 Non-English Films in Film History " by "Empire" (British Film Magazine) .

In 1967, directed the feature film " Horí, má panenko " co-starred by Jane Vossell and Joseph Sebanek . The film was nominated for the 41st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film and 21st. Nominated for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes International Film Festival . In 1968, because of the "Prague Spring" incident, he had to leave his motherland and his wife and children and moved to the United States alone for asylum .

Miloš Forman American period

In 1971, directed the feature film " Taking Off " co-starring Lynn Carlin , Buck Henry Zuckerman , and Georgia Engel . This was the first English film directed by Miloš Forman . The film won the jury award of The 24th Cannes International Film Festival . In 1973, he co-directed the short film collection "Eight Perspectives" with 8 directors including Arthur Penn and John Schlesinger .

In 1975, directed the feature film " One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest " based on the American writer Ken Kersey's novel of the same name . The film was starred by Jack Nicholson , Louise Fletcher , and Danny DeVito . With this film, he won the 48th Oscar. Award for Best Director at the Academy Awards , The thirty-thirdAmericafilm and Television Awards for Best Director ; in the same year, he became an American citizen .

In 1979, directed the feature film " Vietnam Hair " co-starred by John Savage , Treat Williams and Beverly D'Angelo . In 1981, he directed the feature film " Ragtime " co-starring James Cagney , Elizabeth McGovern , and Brad Dourif . It tells the story of the four middle-class families in New York in the transformation of the era at the beginning of this century . With this film, he won 39th. Nominated for the Best Director Award at the American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards .

In 1984, directed "according to the British playwright Peter Shaffer's stage musical" Mozart "adapted biographical drama Amadeus " , Directed by Tom eard Hulce , F. Murray Abraham , Jeffrey Jones starred , he received by virtue of the film The 57th annual Academy Awards Best Director Award , the 42nd American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards Best Director Award .

In 1985, he served as the chairman of the jury of The 38th Cannes Film Festival . In 1989, directed the romance film " Peetooim Ha-Assurim Shel Velmont, Ha " adapted from the novel "Dangerous Relationships" by French writer La Crowe . The film was co-starred by Colin Firth and Annette Bening .

In 1996, he directed the feature film " People vs. Larry Flynt " co-starring by Woody Harrelson , Edward Harrison Norton and Courtney Love , and won the Golden Bear at the 47th Berlin International Film Festival . With this film, he won the 54th American Film and Television. Nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Director and the 69th Academy Awards for Best Director .

In 1999, he directed the comedy " Man on the Moon " co-starring Jim Carrey and Danny DeVito . For this film , he won the Best Director Award at the 50th Berlin International Film Festival . In 2000, he served as the chairman of the jury for the 57th Venice International Film Festival .

In 2006, directed the biopic " Goya's Ghosts " co-starred by Natalie Hershlag , Javier Bardem and John Stellan Skarsgård , telling the story of the Spanish painter Francisco Goya's fierce confrontation with the Spanish monastery in order to save the beautiful girl Ines ; the same year , Won the Kurosawa Akira Award at the 19th Tokyo International Film Festival .

In 2009, he co-directed the song and dance drama "Better Walk" with Peter Forman ; in the same year, Miloš Forman was invited to be the chairman of the jury of the 4th RIFF-International Rome Film Festival . In 2010, he won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 6th Zurich Film Festival . In 2012, he won the DGA Lifetime Achievement Award .

Personal Life

Miloš Forman family background

Miloš Forman's father was an elementary school teacher who believed in Judaism, and his mother was a Puritan. They died in the Auschwitz concentration camp of the Nazis in World War II. There is a 12 years older than him. Brother .

Miloš Forman's marriage

First marriage

In 1958, Miloš Forman married Czech actress Yana Breichova. In 1962, the two divorced .

Second marriage

In 1964, Miloš Forman married the Czech actress and singer Vera Kresadlova; after that, she gave birth to twin sons for Miloš Forman, they were Marty Forman and Peter Forman. Ulman. In 1999, she divorced Vera Kresadlova .

Third marriage

In 1999, Miloš Forman married Martina Zebrinova, a personal assistant who was 34 years younger than her. Later, she gave birth to a pair of twin sons named Andrew and James for Miloš Forman .

Death of Miloš Forman

On April 13, 2018, Miloš Forman died of illness in Connecticut, USA, at the age of 86 .

Character Evaluation

Miloš Forman's works emphasize personal style and are good at describing people's behavior and characteristics . Regardless of the subject matter of his shooting, he can discover humanity philosophy worthy of reference in every story. He has discovered and understood himself in the free creation of movies .

Miloš Forman's film works are permeated with the influence of existential philosophy. Although he is not a pure existentialist, he can see the great influence of existential philosophy and worldview on him. Reflected in the narrative of his film works as the conflict between individuals and society, the existential expression of this conflict is the most significant feature of his film works .

Miloš Forman's films are not only impressive at the box office, they are also a must-read for academics. His works are good at deep insight into human nature and presenting the true nature of life. What he is good at is to uncover the mystery of these controversial characters, let the audience enter the inner world of the characters from a first-person perspective, and experience their lives from multiple angles. He is always able to accurately grasp the character's specificity, grasp the delicate and subtle behavior of the characters, and maximize the performance potential of the actor .

Extended Reading

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