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Amadeus

Amadeus

Drama · History · Music · 1984

Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Salzburger composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

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Amadeus

“The Man... The Music... The Madness... The Murder... The Motion Picture.”

1984 Drama · History · Music 2h 40m

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8.0 / 10

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Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Salzburger composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

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Directed by

Miloš Forman

Written by

Peter Shaffer

F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham

Antonio Salieri

Tom Hulce

Tom Hulce

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Elizabeth Berridge

Elizabeth Berridge

Constanze Mozart

Simon Callow

Simon Callow

Emanuel Schikaneder

Roy Dotrice

Roy Dotrice

Leopold Mozart

Christine Ebersole

Christine Ebersole

Katerina Cavalieri

Jeffrey Jones

Jeffrey Jones

Emperor Joseph II

Court is in session

Put Amadeus on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.