“In '70s Czechoslovakia I saw scenes from Forman’s films everywhere – I didn’t feel that with other directors”

The great Czech film director Miloš Forman – who turned 85 today – is
perhaps best-known around the world for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
and Amadeus, massive movies that won him Best Director Academy Awards in
1976 and 1985. Prior to his Hollywood career Forman had been a prime mover
in the groundbreaking 1960s Czechoslovak New Wave. With movies like Black
Peter, Loves of a Blonde and The Firemen’s Ball, he developed a
remarkably fresh, vérité style, frequently casting non-professional
actors.