Amadeus (1984)

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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

Tom Hulce: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Amadeus(1984) is a masterpiece of music and a ha... read more

"I was staring through the cage of those meticulous ink strokes - at an absolute beauty."

Amadeus is a film that bears numerous adjectives with self-confidence: this film is stunning, beautiful, wonderful, powerful, amazing, incredible - and anything stemming off from these words. It's a tremendously rare event when a masterpiece like Amadeus is made; a remarkable movie of jealousy ... read more

I avoided this film for years, under the assumption that it's subject matter was just something that I would absolutely no interest in.
Then one day, as it aired on one of those "classic" movie channels on T.V., I decided to finally give it a chance, just to see what all that Oscar hype back in '84 was all about.
Turns out, this film isn't so much a historical retelling of classical... read more

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