Miloš Forman
4) Ragtime
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
From the E.L. Doctorow novel of 1906 America, a compelling story of human emotions and a reflection of the innocence, excitement and drama of an important time in America's history. It is now an award winning Broadway musical.
5) Amadeus
Series
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
1781, Vienna. Court composer Antonio Salieri believes that Mozart's music is divine. He wishes he was himself as good a musician as Mozart so that he can praise the Lord through composing. But he is unable to understand why God favored Mozart who is such a vulgar, bawdy and impish creature, to be his instrument. Salieri goes mad with envy and has made himself an enemy of God. He is set to take revenge and plots to destroy Mozart by any means necessary....
Series
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of the notorius Hustler publisher who was sued by the Religious Right and paralyzed by a fanatic's bullet. Chronicles Flynt's raunchy business savvy, his wildly unconventional marriage and his infamous courtroom antics.
10) Hair
Publisher
United Artists
Pub. Date
1979.
Language
English
Description
A country boy spends time in New York City before going to serve in Vietnam. He meets a group of hippies in Central Park and is swept up in the turbulence and protest of the times. Musical numbers include, "Let the Sun Shine In", "Hair", and "Aquarius".
11) Goya's ghosts
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Told through the eyes of celebrated Spanish painter Francisco Goya. Set against political turmoil at the end of the Spanish Inquisition and start of the invasion of Spain by Napoleon's army. Captures the essence and beauty of Goya's work which is best known for both the colorful depictions of the royal court and its people, and his grim depictions of the brutality of war and life in 18th century Spain. When Goya's beautiful muse is accused of being...
Series
Criterion collection ; 145
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
Czech
Description
In a small provincial town, arrangements and events surrounding the firemen's annual ball, honoring a retiring firechief, go wrong at every turn.
14) Beloved
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
Français
Description
In 1964 Paris, Madeleine works as a shoe salesgirl and a part-time prostitute. She falls in love with Jaromil, a Czech doctor she picks up, and the two continue to see each other for years despite Madeleine's marriage to another man. Meanwhile, Madeleine's daughter Vera has romantic trouble of her own: she is torn between her longtime boyfriend and an unobtainable American musician.
15) Hair
Publisher
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Fresh from the farm, Claude Bukowski arrives in New York City for a date with the Army Induction Board, only to walk into a hippie "happening" in Central Park and fall in love with the beautiful Sheila. Befriended by the hippies' pacifist leader, Berger, and urged to crash a formal party in order to declare his love for Sheila, Claude begins an adventure that lands him in jail, Central Park Lake and finally, in the army. But Berger's final effort...
17) Visions of eight
Series
Criterion collection ; 1081
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
In Munich in 1972, eight renowned filmmakers, including Milos Forman, Arthur Penn, and John Schlesinger, each brought their singular artistry to the spectacle of the Olympic Summer Games for an aesthetically adventurous sports film unlike any other.
18) Valmont
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
The vindictive widow Merteuil bets her friend debaucherous Valmont that he cannot seduce the virtuous (and married) Madame de Tourvel. If Valmont succeeds he may also bed Merteuil, but if he fails he must join a monastery. Set amongst the aristocracy in France in the 18th century.
20) Goya's Ghosts
Author
Language
English
Description
Goya's Ghosts is a sweeping historical epic, told through the eyes of celebrated Spanish painter Francisco Goya. Set against the backdrop of political turmoil at the end of the Spanish Inquisition and start of the invasion of Spain by Napoleon's army, the film captures the essence and beauty of Goya's work which is best known for both the colorful depictions of the royal court and its people, and his grim depictions of the brutality of war and life...