Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:10:29 +0200https://english.radio.cz/milos-forman-a-few-notes-loves-a-blonde-amadeus-people-vs-larry-flynt-8082453© 2026 Radio Prague International There are only a very few European film directors who were ever able to make the transition to Hollywood cinema - and arguably none who made an impact like Milos Forman - the Czech-born filmmaker whose One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest became the first film since 1934 to win all five major Academy Awards. Forman, whose Amadeus introduced millions of Americans to Mozart as genius but also as an impetuous young man, whose high-pitched laughter - the laughter of a child - erased the stodgy portrait of the composer we all learned about in school. It took a director with a strong sense of humour to do and perhaps a European background. But also enough honesty and interest to bring characters' weaknesses to the fore, contrasted with fleeting moments of beauty, accomplishment, sometimes transcendence, as well as elusive moments of happiness. Moments that are rare in life, but are the focus of much of Milos Forman's work. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/4f5197446b1f6808606b2a0aab5e5a67.png?timestamp=1583150525 https://english.radio.cz/milos-forman-a-few-notes-loves-a-blonde-amadeus-people-vs-larry-flynt-8082453 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9