FILMS - SUCCESS - CAREER - FAILURE - FRIENDS - FAMILY - BITTERNESS OF CHILDHOOD - CRUELTY OF POWER - REBELLION - FREEDOM... These are the basic pillars of director Miloslav Šmídmajer's visually generous documentary, which seeks answers to the basic questions. What is the source of his inner strength? What is his life story and what role does his family play in it today? Miloš Forman lost his parents as a child. And his first sons lost their father 27 years later when he was forced to stay abroad. Only now is he catching up with what others experienced in their youth. Many harsh experiences forced him to make some films. Why One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest? Why Goya's Ghosts? Why The People vs. Larry Flynt? Why is his greatest strength the desire for freedom? Miloslav Šmídmajer's feature-length documentary tries to answer these and other questions, to look into the more intimate corners of Miloš Forman's life peripeties, which he rarely talks about, to capture those moments, experiences and life situations that deeply affected him and influenced not only his private decisions, but also became an inspiration for his filmmaking, and resounded with extraordinary depth in his films. With this film, you will spend 100 minutes in the company of Miloš Forman and learn more about his life and thought than ever before. You'll get a glimpse into his private life, his sorrows. You'll discover the importance of family to him today. You will also enjoy excerpts from famous films, meet famous personalities from the film world, experience the Oscar night at One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and see many unique shots. The documentary was made over five years and filmed in New York, Connecticut, Paris, Valencia, Madrid, Prague and other places in the Czech Republic. In addition to Miloš Forman, it features his friends, collaborators and famous actors from Forman's equally famous films: Michael Douglas, Natalie Portman, Javier Bardem, Annette Bening, Woody Harrelson, F. Murray Abraham, Louise Fletcher, Saul Zaentz, Jean-Claude Carriere, as well as Petr, Matěj, Andy and Jim Forman...
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