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- 1984
- Milos Forman
- 153 mins
- PG
Summary
Oscar-winning drama based on the rivalry between 18th-century composers Salieri and Mozart, starring F Murray Abraham and Tom Hulce. 1781: court composer Antonio Salieri is the most famous musician in Vienna and a favourite of the Emperor. Then, from nowhere, a young man called Mozart changes all that. Salieri is desperate - how can he rid himself of this brilliant composer?
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A star rating of 5 out of 5.
David Parkinson
The winner of eight Oscars and an unexpected box-office smash, Amadeus is simply one of the finest biographical dramas ever made. Reworked rather than simply adapted by Peter Shaffer from his own hit play, the film is as much about the mediocrity and envy of the composer Antonio Salieri as it is about the eccentric genius of his rival Mozart. There is, therefore, a sort of poetic justice in the fact that F Murray Abraham - for those with an interest in biographical minutiae, the "F" stands for Fahrid - pipped Tom Hulce for the best actor award. But surely Jeffrey Jones deserved a nod for his delightful portrayal of Emperor Joseph II? Returning to Prague (standing in for Vienna) for the first time since the Soviet invasion in 1968, director Milos Forman and his regular cinematographer Miroslav Ondricek revel in the beauty of the city, but credit must also go to Patrizia von Brandenstein for her superb sets and inspired choice of location interiors. As one would expect, the music is majestic, thanks largely to Neville Marriner's outstanding interpretation of everything from gypsy dances to Don Giovanni.
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Cast
rolenameAntonio SalieriF Murray AbrahamWolfgang Amadeus MozartTom HulceConstanze MozartElizabeth BerridgeEmanuel SchikanederSimon CallowLeopold MozartRoy DotriceKaterina CavalieriChristine EbersoleEmperor Joseph IIJeffrey JonesCount Orsini-RosenbergCharles KayParody CommendatoreKenny Baker (2)PapagenaLisabeth BartlettFrau WeberBarbara BryneYoung SalieriMartin CavaniCount Von StrackRoderick CookKarl MozartMilan DemjanenkoFrancesco SalieriPeter Digesu
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rolenameDirectorMilos Forman
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Theatrical distributor
Warner Bros
Released on
2002-07-26
Languages
English | German | Latin | Italian | French
Guidance
Swearing and nudity.
Available on
video, DVD and Blu-ray
Formats
Colour
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