Amadeus
1984 Directed by Miloš Forman
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Amadeus. The man. The music. The magic. The madness. The murder. The mystery. The motion picture.
The incredible story of genius musician Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, told in flashback by his peer and secret rival Antonio Salieri - now confined to an insane asylum.
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Berken's 30 Countries Challenge film #-8-Czechoslovakia
Milos Forman has made several of the most iconic movies of the last forty years. "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" is on top ten lists the world over and after it's Oscar glory in 1975 Forman repeated the feat almost ten years later with "Amadeus".
If you love classical music then this is for you. Even if you don't then this is probably still for you. A sweeping period piece that captivates from the very beginning this has two wonderful performances from the leading protagonists. Tom Hulce plays the genius that is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart the most gifted composer to ever walk the earth. Hulce's once in a lifetime portrayal of the child… -
Recently, I have been struggling with a very important question for film fans and cinephile's....what really is my favorite movie?
There are three films I really love that all are worthy of that spot....Jurassic Park, this film, and There Will Be Blood. It was hard for me to choose which film I love the most not only because they are all outstanding but they are so different. After giving this a rewatch, I think this is my favorite film. Why? Well, because it seems so flawless. One of the few films I consider perfect. The acting is perfect. The costumes are perfect. The set designs are perfect. The cinematography is perfect. The story is, you guessed it, perfect. No matter…
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Miloš Forman's One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest is one of the most treasured and beloved films of all-time. A film which such tranquil beauty, heart and immense power, it is certainly a film that I love and admire, and the film that Forman will be remembered for. But, I would find it extremely challenging to say One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest is his finest achievement, because Amadeus, without a doubt, is Forman’s soaring, beautiful epic.
Only nine years prior to the release of Amadeus, Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon showcased the costume drama in all its extravagant and breathtaking beauty. It is a film, however underrated amongst the director’s significant achievements, that truly astounds me. From its delicious screenplay…
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I have to thank SilentJoe13 & AdamMcA for suggesting this. This otherwise would have gone unnoticed. A masterpiece I must say.
Everything about this is done to perfection. The acting alone or the screenplay alone would make this a wonderful experience. To that you add the ever mesmerizing Mozart and awesome cinematography its just becomes a thing of beauty.
The movie follows a guilt ridden Salieri telling the tale of how he worked Mozart to death, denying him and the world the opportunity to experience more of the music from god. The ever talented and naive Mozart has been portrayed meticulously by Tom Hulce. The final act where they bury Mozart just breaks my heart. This is an amazingly crafted movie. One of my favorites now.
Amazing way to pay tribute to one of the greatest composers of all time, if not the greatest.
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I will say right off the bat that period pieces are my least favourite films to watch. They're always so plodding & stuffy - I've tried watching A Room With A View, Gosford Park & The Age of Innocence and painfully sat through all of them. It's just not for me. Had it not been asked of me to watch this, and due to its cinematic importance, I forced myself to try again and watch Amadeus.
With that out of the way, I had a lot of fun watching it. The acting & casting choices were great, the opera and the plays were amazing - it didn't feel like a 3hr movie at all! Something is keeping this from going any higher than…
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One of the rare years when the Academy chose the right movie (Once Upon a Time in America is my favorite movie of 1984, but I assume it's the truncated shorter cut that would have been eligible). On the surface, Amadeus looks like stuffy Oscar bait - a period piece and biopic, adapted from a prestigious play, chock full of costume porn - but it's both smarter and more entertaining than that. Using the old rumor that Mozart was actually murdered by fellow composer Antonio Salieri as a starting point, Amadeus is a completely original story about the inferiority and jealousy most of us feel in the face of true greatness. Revisiting it the other night, I viewed it as…
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This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.
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I've seen this film before.... But obviously long enough ago to have had no idea of how great this film actually is. Wonderful.
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Berken's 30 Countries Challenge film #-8-Czechoslovakia
Milos Forman has made several of the most iconic movies of the last forty years. "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" is on top ten lists the world over and after it's Oscar glory in 1975 Forman repeated the feat almost ten years later with "Amadeus".
If you love classical music then this is for you. Even if you don't then this is probably still for you. A sweeping period piece that captivates from the very beginning this has two wonderful performances from the leading protagonists. Tom Hulce plays the genius that is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart the most gifted composer to ever walk the earth. Hulce's once in a lifetime portrayal of the child… -
Tom Hulce’s portrayal of a gallivanting, animated Mozart is flawless - that laugh echoes down the history of cinema. But F. Murray Abraham’s ambiguous and seemingly understated performance, is what brings out incredible depth to this jealousy-based period-drama. Together, they form a masterfully profound reflection on the nature of art.
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This movie was magnificent. A bit of personal bias was had in my liking for I am a big fan of classical music, but it did win 8 oscars, so clearly someone agreed with me. Characters are one of the two most important elements of a movie in my opinion (while the other is cinematography), and the characters in this were enthralling. I cannot say enough about this movie.
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This is one of THOSE movies. This is one of those movies to put next to the greatest of all cinema.
The Godfather, Jaws, Goodfellas, Dr. Strangelove. Django Unchained, Citizen Kane, 12 Angry Men........ you're still thinking about Django Unchained, aren't you? Well, get over it. :)
Amadeus is certainly one of the 5 best biopics yet made. I mean, you can't do much better for a subject than Mozart, can you?
Every square inch of this film is exquisite. It has the precision of a Kubrick film and the heart and soul of Milos Foreman.
If you haven't seen it. For God's sakes, go see it.
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Still thinking about Django Unchained, aren't you? Nice. -
As a classically-trained pianist, it's silly that it's taken this long for me to see this film. It wasn't quite what I expected - very melodramatic and a bit whimsical while quite serious about Mozart's genius. It was more interesting than entertaining for me, perhaps because I know too much about the time period and the music. It doesn't help that I'm not the biggest Mozart fan - I'm much more interested in Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy.