Jan Tomas Forman — Director (14)
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Goya's Ghosts (2006) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Goya's Ghosts
director: Miloš Forman actor: Javier Bardem / Natalie Portman …
other title: L'ultimo inquisitore / Os Fantasmas de Goya …
Painter Francisco Goya becomes involved with the Spanish Inquisition after his muse, Inés, is arrested by the church for heresy. Her family turns to him, hoping that his connection with fanatical Inquisitor Lorenzo, whom he is painting, can secure her release.
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I Miss Sonia Henie (1971)
Nedostaje mi Sonja Henie
director: Frederick Wiseman / Karpo Aćimović Godina … actor: Brooke Hayward / Sonja Henie …
other title: Nedostaje mi Sonja Henie / I Miss Sonja Henie …
One camera in one setting, one attic and eight young directors – the result is a unique Dadaistic collage of seven short sketches. The original task for each filmmaker was to keep each short under three minutes, to set it in one hotel room, and to include the sentence “I miss Sonja Henie." This experimental film was shot over a single night at the international film festival FEST in Beograd in 1971.
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Visions of Eight (1973) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Visions of Eight
director: Miloš Forman / Kon Ichikawa … actor: Miloš Forman / Kon Ichikawa …
other title: Vencedores e Vencidos / Olympiade München 1972 …
Eight acclaimed filmmakers bring their unique and differing perspectives to the 1972 Summer Olympic Games held in Munich. The segments include Lelouch's take on Olympic losers and their struggle to remain dignified even in the face of bitter disappointment and defeat; Zetterling's dramatic exploration of the world of weightlifting; and Pfleghar's piece on young Russian gymnast Ludmilla Tourischev's majestic performance on the uneven bars.
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Taking Off (1971) IMDb TMDB Douban NeoDB
Taking Off
director: Miloš Forman actor: Lynn Carlin / Buck Henry …
other title: Juventud sin esperanza / Os Amores de Uma Adolescente …
Unable to deal with her parents, Jeannie Tyne runs away from home. Larry and Lynn Tyne search for her, and in the process meet other people whose children ran away. With their children gone, the parents are now free to rediscover/enjoy life.
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Loves of a Blonde (1965) IMDb TMDB
Lásky jedné plavovlásky
director: Miloš Forman actor: Hana Brejchová / Vladimír Pucholt …
other title: Gli amori di una bionda / Lásky jedné plavovlásky …
Andula, an innocent Czech girl from a factory town, is desperately in search of love. She believes she's found it when she beds Milda, a charming young musician visiting from Prague. Milda, however, is only looking for a casual encounter, and leaves town assuming he'll never see Andula again. But when Andula doesn't hear from him, she packs up and heads to Prague, to the surprise of Milda and his parents.
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The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) IMDb TMDB NeoDB Skybridge
The People vs. Larry Flynt
director: Jan Tomas Forman actor: Woody Harrelson / Courtney Love …
other title: Larry Flynt - Oltre lo scandalo / Folket mod Larry Flynt …
Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living publishing his girlie magazine and how it changes into a battle to protect the freedom of speech for all people.
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Black Peter (1964) TMDB
Černý Petr
director: Miloš Forman actor: Ladislav Jakim / Pavla Martínková …
other title: L'asso di picche / Černý Petr …
A few days in the life of a Czechoslovak teenager when he starts work.
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The Firemen's Ball (1967)
Hoří, má panenko
director: Jan Tomas Forman actor: Jan Vostrčil / Josef Šebánek …
other title: Fuoco, ragazza mia / Brandmænd i fyr og flamme …
The firemen of a provincial Czechoslovakian town throw a ball in honor of the old chief's retirement. There will be music and dancing, a beauty pageant and a raffle. The whole town will be in attendance. However, the proceedings are dogged by difficulty at every step. Workplace injuries, stolen prizes, a shortage of pretty girls... and fire.
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Valmont (1989)
Valmont
director: Jan Tomas Forman actor: 科林·费尔斯 / 安妮特·贝宁 …
other title: 凡尔蒙 / 瓦尔蒙 …
Set in Baroque France, a scheming widow and her lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman. The lover, Valmont, bets that he can seduce her, even though she is an honorable woman. If he wins, he can have his lover to do as he will. However, in the process of seducing the married woman, Valmont falls in love.
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
★ 7.9 (33 ratings) director: Jan Tomas Forman actor: Jack Nicholson / Brad Dourif …
other title: Qualcuno volò sul nido del cuculo / Gøgereden …
A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who runs the ward.