He left Czechoslovakia for the U.S., and his films One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) and Amadeus (1984) acquired renown; he won for both films the Best Director Oscar.
Oscar Directors: Forman, Milos–Background, Career. Awards–Filmography (Cum Advantage; Oscar, Festival Awards)
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Oscar Directors: Fellini, Federico–Background, Career, Awards (Cum Advantage)
September 16, 2020 by
Federico Fellini, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (January 20, 1920–October 31, 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter known for his distinctive style, which blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness. He is recognized as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. His films have ranked in polls such as […]
Movie Stars: Taylor, Robert–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography
September 16, 2020 by
After being nicknamed “The Man with the Perfect Profile,” Taylor began breaking away from his perfect leading man image and began appearing in darker roles.
Jiri Menzel: Great Late Czech Director
September 13, 2020 by
Jiri Menzel: Appreciation of the Oscar-Winning and Golden Globes-Nominated Czech Director By Emanuel Levy Jiri Menzel, the Czech director who won the best foreign-language film Oscar for Closely Watched Trains, died on September 5, 2020, at the age of 82. Born in Prague on February 23, 1938 to a father who was a journalist, translator […]
Oscar Directors: Lang, Walter–Background, Career, Awards
September 12, 2020 by
Walter Lang’s best known film is the lavish adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical The King and I (1956) for which he was nominated for the Best Director Award.
