Forman vs. Forman
A moving account, in his own words, of the personal life and work of the brilliant Czech filmmaker Miloš Forman (1932-2018): his tragic childhood, his major contribution to the cultural movement known as the Czech New Wave, his exile in Paris, his troubled days in New York, his rise to stardom in Hollywood; a complete existence in the service of cinema.
- 7.7
- 2019
- Released
- 1h 18m
Petr Forman
Miloš Forman (voice)
Václav Havel
Self - Friend (archive footage)
Věra Křesadlová
Self - 2nd Wife (archive footage)
Gustáv Husák
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Michael Douglas
Self - Forman's Producer (archive footage)
Martina Formanová
Self - 3rd Wife (archive footage)
Released
cs
- #new york city
- #cinema on cinema
- #prague, czech republic
- #biography
- #anti-communism
- #prague spring (1968)
- #czech new wave
- #portrait of an artist
- #czech history
- #portrait of a filmmaker
- #film censorship
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Reviews
Miloš Forman experienced life-changing events and was able to take advantage of them and turn them into a narrative of an individual‛s never-ending fight for freedom against institutions. Jakub Hejna and Helena Třeštíková's film does a remarkable job of connecting the archives and Forman's words and this clear account of the life of one of the world's greatest filmmakers should be embraced by anyo