Biography
Czech cinematographer Miroslav Ondricek polished his skills with the state-owned Documentary Film Studios. His first non-documentary work was with Czech director
Milos Forman, notably
Loves of a Blonde (1965), Intimate Lighting (1965), and The Fireman's Ball (1966). When Forman set up shop in the U.S. after the 1968 Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia, Ondricek followed suit, working with Forman on such American films as
Hair (1979),
Ragtime (1981),
Amadeus (1984), and
Valmont (1989). Miroslav Ondricek has also worked harmoniously with such directors as
Lindsay Anderson (
O Lucky Man [1971]),
George Roy Hill (
The World According to Garp [1982]), and
Penny Marshall (
Awakenings [1990]). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide