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Amadeus (1984)
Director: Milos Forman
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Antonio Salieri, one of the most competent composers of his age, finds himself in competition with Mozart. This turns him into a hate-filled monster whose only aim in life is to ruin his more talented colleague. None the less Salieri emerges as the more tragic and sympathetic character, partly because he alone, of all his contemporaries, can appreciate this almost perfect music, and - more importantly, perhaps - because he speaks up for all of us whose talents fall short of our desires. The entire cast speaks in horribly intrusive American accents, but Forman makes some perceptive connections between Mozart's life and work.Author: CS
Cast & crew
Director: Milos Forman
Producer: Saul Zaentz
Cast: F Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow, Roy Dotrice, Christine Ebersole, Jeffrey Jones full cast
Genre(s): Period/Swashbucklers, Drama
Duration: 160 mins
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