Amadeus

Movie • 1984

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An engaging portrayal of the life and rivalry between composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri, filled with stunning music and intrigue.

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Overview

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a remarkably talented young Viennese composer who unwittingly finds a fierce rival in the disciplined and determined Antonio Salieri. Resenting Mozart for both his hedonistic lifestyle and his undeniable talent, the highly religious Salieri is gradually consumed by his jealousy and becomes obsessed with Mozart's downfall, leading to a devious scheme that has dire consequences for both men.

Details
- 📖
  Biography
  🎭
  Drama
  🎵
  Music
- Release
  1984-09-19
- Director
  Miloš Forman
- Original language
  English
- Runtime
  2 hour 40 minutes

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Roger Ebert

"Amadeus" is not about the genius of Mozart but about the envy of his rival Salieri, whose curse was to have the talent of a third-rate composer but the ear of a first-rate music lover.

rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-amadeus-1984

Roger Ebert

"Amadeus" is not only about as much fun as you're likely to have with a movie, it also is disturbingly true.

rogerebert.com/reviews/amadeus-1984

Variety

"As the film progresses into its second half, one increasingly loses sight of Salieri in favor of Mozart’s rantings and ravings."

variety.com/1984/film/reviews/amadeus-1200426332/#!

Frame Rated

This fictional saga of Antonio Salieri’s murderous resentment is surely the best-known movie about classical music.

medium.com/framerated/amadeus-1984-35-years-later-ec347a1e928e

Rotten Tomatoes

Amadeus is a film of two distinct halves, with the virtues of its substantial second eventually winning out over the frothy excesses of its first.

rottentomatoes.com/m/amadeus

IMDb

Salieri, a contemporary of Mozart, has only one dream - to be a great composer. He becomes deeply envious of Mozart's talent, leading to a dramatic and tragic tale of rivalry.

imdb.com/title/tt0086879/

IMDb

This was no composition by a performing monkey! This was a music I had never heard. Filled with such longing, such unfulfillable longing.

imdb.com/title/tt0086879/reviews

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