can be accused of being a tad overlong, but all in all this is a phenomenal film. the music and opera scenes are the real draw, but the entire film is engaging and delightful. the film had a decidingly 80's feel but this doesnt detract at all from what is easily one of the best... ...( read more )
"Amadeus. The man. The music. The magic. The madness. The murder. The mystery. The motion picture."
The incredible story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, told in flashback mode by Antonio Salieri - now confined to an insane asylum.
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''I was staring through the cage of those meticulous ink strokes - at an absolute beauty.''The incredible story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, told in flashback mode by Antonio Salieri - now confined to an insane asylum.
F. Murray Abraham: Antonio Salieri
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A grand sumptuous tale of jealousy and talent. Abraham, though not particularly sympathetic does create an empathetic lead. He's the man who tires so hard to achieve what comes so naturally to a much younger composer. He blames God at every turn, never taking responsibility for h... ...( read more )
i thought it was hillarous! a pretty good movie...love the music....soo he doesnt even get a grave they just throw him in a pit with 50 other guys>??? thats sad..
,,,,I laugh like this guy....i seriously do......not kiding....
i laugh like him
Salieri: My plan was so simple. It terrified me. First I must get the death mass and then, I must achieve his death.
Father Vogler: What?
Salieri: His funeral! Imagine it, the cathedral, all Vienna sitting there, his coffin, Mozart's little coffin in the middle, and then, in that... ...( read more )
Murray Abraham's annoying narration keeps me from giving this more stars.
Beautiful, wonderfully acted and consistently watchable. This is a biopic that ventures deep into the inner thoughts of characters and how their desires motivate their actions.
"I was staring through the cage of those meticulous ink strokes - at an absolute beauty."...( read more )
Amadeus is a film that bears numerous adjectives with self-confidence: this film is stunning, beautiful, wonderful, powerful, amazing, incredible - and anything stemming ...
My absolute favorite movie. Hulce and Abraham are incredible actors and the music is of course, out of this world. (:
The dense "shadows" of Forman's enchanting halls,corridors,opera-houses....are what make this seemingly outrageous and quite theatrical motion picture an excursion to the depths of artistic madness.Then again,madness is ambivalent...
It's a wonderful,wonderful,wonderful film.A shocking entrance with a strong,wrathful and at the same time forgiving and majestic piece of music and then it goes with a splendid narration of what has to be told in a perfectly glorious way,and ends up with great sadness,understandi... ...( read more )
This is one of my favorite films, the costumes and the music are beautiful.
Tom Hulce was good as Mozart, who has very little morals and the way he went on made me feel he was a little mad at times. Laughing But not as mad as Antonio Salieri played by F. Murray Abraham, who want'... ...( read more )
I was impressed with Abraham's fantastic performance. It's lengthy, but it doesn't feel as long as it actually is due to the film's excellent flow.
Well-acted but a little much at times. It's very repetitive with it's fairly simple plot and at least half an hour too long.
An operatic masterpiece and one of the finest films ever made, this film explores human pride, lust for glory, and extreme jealousy. The opera scenes was literally breathtaking, combining great performances with sheer beauty. Now, if you will ask me who gave the better performanc... ...( read more )
I just picked this up in a spiffy new Blu-Ray with a classy and well crafted box with a booklet in the center. This has always been a favorite of mine, which is a surprise because I generally have no interest in classical music. A great examination of Jealousy and natural talen... ...( read more )
Though the venomous relationship Salieri had with Mozart is fictional, it does manage to put the film in an important historical context and deepen the messages of jealousy and mediocrity.
I LOVED this when I was about twelve. I must see it again.
Why was it called Amadeus, come to think of it? I know it's his middle name, but no-one in the films refers to him by it. I seem to remember his wife calls him 'Wolfie'.
bleh, this movie was not entertaining nor did i get any inclination to care about mozart after the fact, at least any more so than i already did
A biopic about one of the greatest classical composers? Featuring people in powdered wigs and 18th century dress? In the 80's?
I love Mozart for ever.
Salieri: "On the page it looked nothing. The beginning simple, almost comic. Just a pulse - bassoons and basset horns - like a rusty squeezebox. Then suddenly - high above it - an oboe, a single note, hanging there unwavering, till a clarinet took over an... ...( read more )
Not only the music is amazing, but the actor who plays Mozart is entertaining to watch down to his laugh. An all-around great film by Milos Forman, and a great story in general. Based on a play by Peter Shaffer, who is probably one of the greatest playwrights ever.
Amazing! I have no other words... and of course Mozart's Requiem perfectly fits - obviously. It made me cry, over and over again. That means a lot.
