cover of episode Episode 17: Visual History With Miloš Forman conducted by Daniel Algrant

Episode 17: Visual History With Miloš Forman conducted by Daniel Algrant

Publish Date: 2016/3/31
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The Director's Cut - A DGA Podcast

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Director Miloš Forman discusses his life and early career in highlights pulled from his Visual History interview.

Topics include his early life and attending film school in Prague (6:00), the Soviet government's banning of his satire The Fireman's Ball (12:00), the DGA's role in his avoiding deportation back to the Eastern block (18:00), the "hooks" in many of his films that inspired his directorial approach (23:00), the importance of casting in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (26:00), and creating the musical sequences in Amadeus (41:00).