Amadeus
The Man... The Music... The Madness... The Murder... The Motion Picture.
The Man... The Music... The Madness... The Murder... The Motion Picture.
Drama, History, Music
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1984
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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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Runtime:
160 min
Release date:
19 Sep 1984
Country:
US
Languages:
English, Italian, Latin, German
Budget:
$18,000,000
Revenue:
$90,007,557
Awards:
Won 8 Oscars. 43 wins & 15 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
The performance of Abraham, who won the Best Actor Oscar for it, is monumental, and so is Forman's direction.
– Jack Mathews,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb 2014
fresh:
Forman's tormented, iconoclastic subjects are often pitted against iconic or impersonal antagonists, but Amadeus' conflict remains rivetingly intimate, in spite of its sumptuous, larger-than-life settings.
– Tasha Robinson,
AV Club,
4 Feb 2014
fresh:
The subject of artistic creation is typically handled badly in the movies.... [Amadeus] treats the subject of creativity in a fresh way.
– Gene Siskel,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb 2013
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A grand movie entertainment.
– Richard Corliss,
TIME Magazine,
19 Feb 2013
fresh:
On a production level and as an evocation of a time and place, Amadeus is loaded with pleasures.
– Todd McCarthy,
Variety,
19 Feb 2008