Born in Čáslav, this famous film director studied scriptwriting and dramaturgy at the Academy of Music, Drama and Fine Arts in Prague. Initially cast in minor film roles The Silver Wind and The Grandfather Automobile, later on Forman concentrated fully on film direction. In the 1960s, he managed to attract the attention of both the audiences and critics with his film reportage entitled Competition and his full-length film Black Peter (awarded at the Locarno Festival). He depicted the period atmosphere of Czech provincial towns and countryside in the films The Loves of a Blonde and The Fireman`s Ball. Having moved to the United States, Forman directed the film Taking Off and, immediately afterwards, he triumphed with One Flew Over the Cuckoo`s Nest (Academy Award) starring J. Nicholson in the chief role. He directed screen adaptations of the musicals Hair and Ragtime and the film Amadeus (Eight "Oskars") telling the life story of Mozart. In the 1990s, he delighted the more discerning audiences with his
controversial film The People vs. Larry Flynt. Later films include Man on the Moon, dedicated to the comedian A. Kaufmann, and Embers (2002), describing the atmosphere of the Old European Continent.
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