Why did Milos Forman have to make certain films the way he did? Where does his inner strength come from? What is the story of his life?
Direction
Šmídmajer lets Forman control the frame, literally.
Acting
F. Murray Abraham's reverence speaks volumes.
Director
Miloslav Šmídmajer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Forman kept his mother's ring and wore it while directing; it's visible in close-ups throughout his 70s-80s work.
The title references Forman's belief that his career only existed because of what he survived—he literally couldn't have become this filmmaker without that specific trauma.
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