Milos Forman stands as one of the few established foreign directors to find success within the American film industry. Like Fritz Lang, Forman was an influential filmmaker in his homeland who went on to achieve comparable influence in Hollywood. Forman's Czechoslovakian films, including "Loves of a Blonde" (1965) and "The Fireman's Ball" (1967), marked a distinct thematic and stylistic break with the prior generation of filmmaking in that country and played a major role in shaping the Czech New Wave of the 1960s. These films were characterized by an ironic humor and detailed observation of
Raised by two uncles and one family of friends of his parents after parents were arrested
1945
Became a film buff after the occupation ended
1950
While a senior at Dejvice high school, organized a drama club and staged an avant-garde musical about Francois Villon which toured small halls near Prague
1950
Enrolled in newly founded Film Institute at the University of Prague (FAMU)
