Amadeus

in #movie6 years ago

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart


I saw this on VHS many years ago (back in the late 80's) a few years after it was released in the cinemas '84 I think. I did actually enjoy it, I didn't hire it and wasn't particularly looking forward to "wasting" time watching it. The movie however was a pleasant surprise.



We are introduced not to Mozart but to Antonio Salieri, whom is an elderly gentleman and also a composer. He has attempted to commit suicide, he is found in time and taken to a mental hospital. Here he meets a priest whom persuades him to confess.

Antonio recounts his life and tells of how he only wanted to do one thing, compose music. He prays for this, and does become a composer to the court of Emperor Joseph II in Vienna. Shortly after a young boy arrives to perform at the request of the Archbishop of Salzburg.

Antonio meets this young boy (Mozart) and finds him lacking in discipline, and quite immature, yet it is apparent to Antonio after Mozart has played that Mozart's talent is a once in a century occurrence, and all he has is the talent to see Mozart's brilliance.

The Emperor commissions Mozart to write and opera, it however opens to mixed reviews. Antonio feels betrayed that God has given such talent to Mozart, something that he would have given anything for. Mozart struggles to find work and enjoys the drink too much.

Both Antonio and Mozart are invited to a masked party, Mozart entertains the guests by performing various music tricks, recitals, and other antics. Once again showing the extent of his musical talent much to the annoyance of Antonio.

The rest of the movie runs through how the various operas came to be and how at the end of Mozart's life Antonio was acting as scribe for Mozart, whom according to Antonio died from overwork.

After Antonio has finished his story of his life he asks the priest how God could destroy such a talent while keeping mediocrity like himself on the planet for such a long time?

A lot of people liked this film as it was nominated and won a number of awards all for good reason. If you are interested in music at all you should see this film.

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