The Guardian: Amadeus review – F Murray Abraham mesmerises as Mozart’s lizardly frenemy in Miloš Forman’s masterpiece
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Miloš Forman
Jan Tomáš "Miloš" Forman was a Czech and American film director, screenwriter, actor, and professor. He rose to fame in his native Czechoslovakia before emigrating to the United States in 1968. Over a career spanning six decades, Forman won two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, three Golden Globe Awards, a Golden Bear, a César Award, and the Czech Lion.
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entertainment · Czech and American film director (1932–2018) · film director · film producer · actor · playwright · screenwriter · film actor · director · also Miloš Forman, Milos Forman, Forman
Born 18 February 1932 · Died 13 April 2018 · Q51525
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2018· 4 entries
The Guardian: Miloš Forman obituary
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The Guardian: Miloš Forman: the director who brought the spirit of anti-Soviet rebellion to Hollywood | Peter Bradshaw
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The Guardian: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest director Miloš Forman dies aged 86
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Died 2018-04-13.
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2017· 2 entries
The Guardian: Milos Forman's Taking Off hasn't aged nearly as badly as I have
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Awarded honorary citizen of Prague (2017).
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2012· 1 entry
Awarded Directors Guild of America Award (2012).
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2011· 1 entry
Forman was reportedly in negotiations to direct a screen adaptation of Mitchell Zuckoff's acclaimed biography, Ponzi's Scheme: The True Story of a Financial Legend, with Christopher Weekes penning the script
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2000· 1 entry
Forman performed alongside actor Edward Norton in Norton's directorial debut, Keeping the Faith (2000), as the wise friend to Norton's conflicted priest
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1997· 2 entries
Won Golden Bear for The People vs. Larry Flynt (1997).
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Awarded European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award for The People vs. Larry Flynt (1997).
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1996· 1 entry
Asteroid 11333 Forman was named after him
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1995· 2 entries
Won Czech Medal of Merit (1995).
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It was announced that Forman would direct a remake of Dodsworth (1936) for Warner Bros
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1989· 1 entry
Forman was asked to direct Ghost for Paramount and pitched directing the film to screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin
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1985· 3 entries
Awarded Academy Award for Best Director for Amadeus (1985).
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Headed the Cannes Film Festival and in 2000 did the same for the Venice Film Festival
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Career landmark: President of the Jury at the Cannes Festival (1985–1985).
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1984· 2 entries
Won Golden Globe Award for Best Director for Amadeus (1984).
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Awarded Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director for Amadeus (1984).
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1981· 1 entry
Directed Ragtime, the American drama based on the 1975 historical novel Ragtime by E
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1979· 1 entry
A rock musical based on the Broadway musical by James Rado, Gerome Ragni and Galt MacDermot
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1978· 1 entry
And co-chair (with his former teacher František Daniel) of Columbia's film department
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1977· 3 entries
Awarded BAFTA Award for Best Direction for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1977).
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Awarded BAFTA Award for Best Film for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1977).
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Became a naturalized citizen of the United States
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1976· 2 entries
Awarded David di Donatello for Best Foreign Director for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1976).
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Awarded Academy Award for Best Director for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1976).
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1968· 1 entry
“When Soviet tanks rumbled into Prague in August 1968, Forman was in Paris negotiating for the production of Taking Off (1971), his first American film. Claiming that he was out of the country illegally, his Czech studio fired him, forcing Forman to emigrate to New York”
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1967· 1 entry
Directed The Firemen's Ball an original Czechoslovak–Italian co-production; this was Forman's first color film
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1964· 1 entry
The aimless Petr (Ladislav Jakim) starts work as a security guard in a busy self-service supermarket; unfortunately, he is so lacking in confidence that even when he sees shoplifters, he cannot bring himself to confront
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1932· 1 entry
Born 1932-02-18.
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