Amadeus (1984) Reaction & Review! FIRST TIME WATCHING!! 

I was 17 when this came out theatrically and I was dragged to it for my school music class. As a young heavy metal fan I dreaded seeing it. Man was I wrong, this is an incredible film.🔥👍

Amadeus was nominated for 53 awards and received 40, including eight Academy Awards (including the Academy Award for Best Picture), four BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and a Directors Guild of America award. It's in AFI's 100 best films of all time. I saw this at the cinema in the first week of release and it has lost none of its magic over the decades. Simply sublime.

The idea that Salieri killed Mozart is an old one, there were suggestions like this by the 1820s at least. Salieri did have a nervous breakdown because of the accusations, seeing as he was completely innocent. The accusations were really an Italian vs. German music hullabaloo, with Salieri standing in for the Italian, even though his music was completely in the German style.

Those big and beautiful, elaborate sets? They're actually real buildings, mostly in and around Prague and Vienna. I visited the Prague State Theatre just before Covid to watch The Wedding of Figaro, the same opera house where they filmed the Wedding scenes in this movie, and the place where Don Giovanni went into premiere.

A complete masterpiece of a movie, and the greatest movie ABOUT music. The scene where Salieri was transcribing the Requiem as Mozart was dictating to him is just the greatest musical scene of all time, and it's the climax of the film. Incredible how Mozart's music is the soundtrack of the film, where it informs the emotions and themes of the characters and narrative. Of course, the movie's central narrative of Salieri and Mozart's relationship is completely fictional, but it makes for a great drama.

"Salieri was also a composer if I'm not mistaken...I haven't heard of his music though". This was one of your beginning statements, and I laughed at that because it sums up the movie perfectly. I love that you showed this movie. It's one of my favorites. As to it being historically accurate, that's my one disappointment with the movie. Like many other movies, it is based very loosely on fact, and does portray him as a goofball in a number of scenes unfortunately. I'll leave it to you to view the documentaries and tons of info out there showing all the inaccuracies. The problem is, the acting, writing, cinematography, and choreography are darn near perfect. I think that's why people think this is a factual movie. Such a terrific movie to watch. If you want to watch another good "historical" movie, check of The King's Speech. I think you'd like it.

"Amadeus" was a massive hit among people from all genres of music, when it was released back in the mid '80's.

The first time I saw Tom Hulce he was playing the lead in Animal House, so you can imagine how hard it was to imagine him playing Mozart. But he was amazing in the role!

This movie is a masterpiece THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR REACTING TO IT

It's a tale as old as time, about jealousy and revenge, composed to the tunes of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a child prodigy. Beautiful scenery and excellent acting. I watch it at Christmas time, every year, without fail. Glad Shan reacted to this masterpiece, many thanks.

The first scene between the priest and Salieri always cracks me up. Within a few notes of hearing Mozart, he can hum the rest of the tune. Even today, Mozart is famous and though you say you have not heard much music by Mozart, I'm sure you have and just haven't realized it. Great movie choice and reaction.

There was a theatre in Prague which dated from Mozart's time, which had never been remodeled, so it was used for filming "Amadeus", saving money and adding an air of authenticity.

The Salieri-Mozart feud is mostly fictional but it made for a great movie nonetheless. They were actually friends and respected each other greatly. It was very hard to know what people died from back then as you can imagine. They can only speculate but one thing they know is that when he was a kid travelling Europe extensively to play for Monarchy, it was very gruelling and he got sick a lot and it greatly impacted his system negatively.

Always considered this a perfect film glad to see someone appreciate this classic with such genuine enthusiasm.

Another marvelous selection. Amadeus is one of the finest films ever made.

In the theatrical version they didn't have the scene where Soliari demanded Mozart's wife to be with him. It explains why she was so hostile to him being there at the end. This is still one of the best films I have ever seen. Another cool point: Most movies write music to fit the scenes. But because Mozart's music was pre-existing, the scenes were written to be paced with the music, which created a wonderful pacing. I'd like to see this done more in films.

This is literally my favorite film, thank you so much for doing this! Other people in the comments talked about what were some of the differences between the theatrical cut and director's cut, so I won't go into that, but I will say that when putting this version out the studio wanted a longer cut with added deleted scenes and had Miloš Forman do that so they could call it a director's cut, the truth is that he prefers the original theatrical cut and I agree with him. Now don't get me wrong, this version is still a great film, but the theatrical cut is perfect and it deserves all the awards in got.

Also, that scene between Mozart and Sallieri working on the Requiem Mass is... chef's kiss!

The film isn’t historically accurate in depicting the relationship between Mozart and Salieri. The two are generally considered to have been friendly rivals with a mutual respect for one another. But the depiction of Mozart is based on actual historical documents and letters that he wrote. He was a heavy drinker and loved to party, had a very childish sense of humor, and a laugh that was described by many contemporaries as grating and annoying.

Slingblade Casablanca Glengarry Glen Ross True Romance The Graduate …a few of my favorite films that I think are excellent and Shan would absolutely enjoy.

I saw the original version and prefer it. The most notable difference was in the movie cut, Stanzi did not offer to sleep with Salieri and he never tried to get her to. She still went and showed him the music so that Mozart could be considered but they left it at that. Also some of his interaction with students (and the student's parents) were cut from the film. They did take some liberties with historical fact (but hey, so did Shakespeare). This remains one of my favorite films of all time. I actually originally saw the movie as a field-trip when our high school band director took the entire band to see the film. Before seeing the film, he told us the following story about Mozart: At the time, there were rules forbidding people from bringing staff paper into a concert so people could not steal a composer's ideas... Mozart became known for doing things like attending a concert, then going home and writing out the entire symphony with all the parts and sending a copy to the composer :) I have no idea if it is true, but he was certainly a musical genius.

Saw the movie 10 times when it came out. It was my "Star Wars" at the time. I was completely taken with the music and the way it was used/presented in the movie.

I saw this film as a kid and absolutely fell in love with it. It's my all time favorite film and in a weird coincidence we were born on the say day. The instrument playing and conducting my Abraham and Hulse is pretty spot on. And this might be the best film about music ever, with the Salieri composing the reqiuem mass with Mozart and the single best scene about music ever.

Shan, When watching this film you feel like you have also heard the confession of Salieri and are stunned by it, just like the priest. At the start of the film and you hear Mozart's laugh for the first time you wonder how you will sit through the entire movie. But when you hear the laugh for the last time at the films end. It's like a laugh from an old friend you miss already. Every element of this film is perfect. Cheers, Chris Perry.

Not historically accurate but based on true people and events. Yes, Mozart had a vulgar sense of humor and even wrote songs containing butt humor. Yes he drank way too much and took medications which is probably why he died young. It's true that "The Marriage of Figaro" had been banned by Emporer Joseph, and Mozart did have rivals in the Emperor's musical court including Rosenberg. Somehow he got the opera to be played in the national theater but it closed after 9 performances. His requiem was commissioned (I believe) by a mysterious stranger, but not Salieri. He died before it was completed, and finished by one of Mozart's students. I consider this movie "historical fiction", but it is one of the most brilliant movies in my opinion.

Very good comment - "How do you express admiration and disgust at the same moment, That's what FMA does here..."

Salieri actually was a teacher of Beethoven, who held him in high regard. Mozart on the other hand at his lifetime was not the most beloved composer in Vienna. But his widow understood how to promote his work and kept his name alive. Ignaz Pleyl fe. was more successful and also favored by the public, but is almost forgotten today (even though some believe that he wrote the music for the Marseillaise).

1984 is probably my favorite year for films. Amadeus Once Upon a Time in America Paris, Texas The Terminator Blood Simple Gremlins 1984 Ghostbusters

This was filmed in Prague. The Opera house in the movie is the actual opera house where Don Giovanni premiered. Milos Forman was from there but defected in the 60s. It was the first time back when making Amadeus.

"Did women really wear those elaborate costumes on a daily basis HOLY CRAP NUDITY!" you gotta clip that reaction lol

4:36 - F. Murray Abraham won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. In my opinion, he's really the main "star" of the story, I watch it for him. Yeah, and for Tom Hulce too, who is a very charming and funny actor in this performance for sure. But for brilliance, it's Abraham all the way! It's been a while since I've seen both versions side-by-side, but from what I remember, the biggest differences are: The scene where he's performing for the family with the barking dogs was cut all together. When his wife goes to Salieri for the teaching post, she he doesn't proposition her and she doesn't return later to get frisky with him. Instead, when she picks up the music that's on the floor, she says "is it not good?" he says "it is miraculous", she says "so you'll help us, then?" and he just stares at her, doesn't respond, and walks out, stepping on his music. I think there are also a couple of tiny insert scenes of Salieri "talking to God" that were either trimmed down or cut. In the end, the "theatrical" version is 2h 40m, which is the version I personally prefer. If you like the pacing of this version, imagine it being even more taut and lean. Mozart did not, in fact, complete his Requiem Mass, which is what he was dictating at the end, and is the music playing in the background during his funeral. Mozart was buried in a commoner's unmarked grave. Like you said, it's a shame major studios don't make more period art pieces like this anymore. Although, the closest one lately I think would have to be The Last Duel. Are you planning on seeing that one, Shan? Ridley Scott, looks promising...

Great reaction... and fun fact: you've already heard Mozart's Requiem - it was featured in The Big Lebowski when The Dude visits Lebowski and he's sitting by the fireside mourning the kidnap of bunny - as The Dude reads the ransom note.

You absolutely must react to Barry Lyndon. Every shot is a masterpiece painting and natural light using candles ( they got permission from NASA to borrow their lenses)! A period piece starring Ryan O'Neil, directed by Stanley Kubrick!

Shout out to Sir Neville Marriner (RIP) and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, for the great music performances in the movie.

No, not historically accurate AT ALL. Mozart made (in intimate circles and private letters) some vulgar jokes, but this was something very 'Salzburg', and other family members were known to make similar jokes. People tend to have an image of poor Leopold (Mozart's father) as some dour sourpuss, but nothing could be further from the truth. This is simply because the only letters we have between father and son were from the period Mozart and his mother travelled on business and she died during the trip, Mozart going alone on a business trip and being sidetracked by his heavy infatuation with Aloysia Weber - which scared the beejeesus out of Leopold, as Mozart was not of age yet and here he was, planning to 'save the Weber family from poverty' by writing opera's for Aloysia, instead of persueing - as Leopold wanted - some gainful employment as a court musician!! And then, once Mozart is in Vienna and has a position, he quarrels with his boss, gets booted out (quite literally) and tries to make it solo, which was quite a new thing! Which must've worried poor Leopold no end. And THEN he finds out that he has found lodgings with the widow Weber, and while Aloysia is married, she still has two unmarried daughters in the house.. and Leopold hears the gossip that his son is 'walking out' with Constanze! So father and son have a falling out. Leopold fearing that his son is making the same mistakes he did when he was younger, accusing widow Weber of being some Madam, renting out her daughters to naive Salzburger boys and Mozart, being a man and deeply in love with Constanze, first trying to placate and then digging his heels in the sand. Anyhow, Mozart marries Constanze, the marriage is VERY happy, despite losing most of their children, and Constanze is NOT the ditzy nitwit portrayed in the movie. Nor is Mozart some kind of 'Rain Man'. The man was highly educated and knowledgeable about music and composition. So much so that some things became second nature to him, but making difficult things LOOK easy is the mark of a true competence. The breech with Leopold didn't last and when Leopold later stayed a few weeks with his son and daugher-in-law in Vienna, and heard Haydn's compliments of his son's prowess as an composer, he wrote very happy letters to his daughter, back in Salzburg. And that's all we know. And that is the trouble with these things; we only see a few angry letters from Leopold from a specific period and think these characterize the man. We see a few private letters where Mozart jokes around with family members and friends and think this is what he did all day, every day. We read one letter where Mozart tries to soften Leopold towards his beloved by painting her in a way HE THINKS Leopold might be placated towards her, and we believe that this is what Mozart himself thought important about her. But these things were snapshots. There are anecdotes, but most were written up years after Mozart died, or give a snapshot of a moment, and because we know so little, much is made of these sentences. As for Salieri.. Salieri was a kind and generous man, happilly married to the love of his live, the father of several daughters and one son (whom he lost as a young man, which grieved his deeply). Braunbehrens wrote an excellent biography about him, as well as the best Mozart biography ever; "Mozart in Vienna'. Highly recommended.

So glad to see another good reaction to this movie. It’s really an astoundingly good film, on every level. The old man Salieri makeup is often considered the best marriage of makeup and performance in film. Makeup by the original master of makeup effects, Dick Smith. Smith did Brando in The Godfather, all the effects in The Exorcist. He was especially good at old age work.

I have never subscribed to a reactor after having seen only one reaction until today. Dude, this was awesome. As someone who's seen this movie around 30 times I'm really impressed what you've observed during your first watch.

I'm glad you enjoyed this -- Amadeus is one of my favorite 80s films; Shaffer's screenplay is excellent. Another classic 80s period film based on an adaptation of a great play is Dangerous Liaisons, with an excellent cast. (The screenplay is based on a play which is itself an adaptation of the classic French novel.) Check it out!

Dear Shan, u recognizing the greatness of this movie reafirms my love for this channel. You are a friend of movies and a fellow connoisseur. This is one of my favorite movies. It is a flawless masterpiece.

I remember seeing this in the theater when I was 9. I fell in love with classical music and later took up the cello ( briefly...I regret not continuing.) One of my favorite movies.

The whole situation of Salieri sexually harassing Mozart's wife is not on the theatrical version. And I think it was a good decision.

The music was played aloud while the actors acted and played along. Tom Hulce worked hours a day on a mute piano making it look so real.

I hope I'm remembering the night correctly... during the course of the evening at the Oscars that year, as it was progressively becoming apparent that Amadeus was going for a clean sweep of the awards, the winner of best soundtrack or movie score went up on stage, and said something to the effect that, lol, for that year "... I'd like to thank Mozart for not being alive..." THANKS for this one, it is a definite Shan-must-see ;)

Because of this movie, I learned of "The Marriage of Figaro" and "The Magic Flute". A book on video game programming I was reading not much later actually referenced The Magic Flute. From there, I researched "Entrance of the Queen of the Night" and discovered Diana Damrau. I still cannot listen to her without whistling along with it. Perhaps my favorite piece of music is the "Contessa Perdono" from Marriage of Figaro. And of course most everyone is familiar with the Sull'aria of Marriage of Figaro, from "The Shawshank Redemption". I still have the soundtrack on CD.

I hadn't seen this movie since I was a child, and I remember liking it even though I couldn't recall any scenes. Watching your reaction, I'm putting it on my watch list with wifey.

I love this movie and I love that you reacted to it. It's one of my absolute favorite films. F Murray Abraham was masterful in this one. Another stellar period piece is Dangerous Liasons with Glenn Close and John Malkovich. Some of the best on screen chemistry ever! I've always been surprised it was not a more popular film. Thanks for not turning October into just horror films like 99% of the other reaction channels. As someone not into horror films, I've appreciated your content even more than usual this month!

Shan thank you for a wonderful reaction/analysis to Amadeus, one of my all-time favorite movies. If you would consider another from the 80s, I suggest Gandhi directed by by Sir Richard Attenborough made in 1982. Even though you may already be familiar with it I would very much enjoy your take on it

Salieri wasn't as bad as he was portrayed in the Movie, and among others he was the Teacher of Beethoven, Liszt and Schubert

Excellent movie and review! Another great period piece is Kunrick's Barry Lyndon (1975) - amazing cinema!

Apparently You Tube doesn't like when someone puts links in comments because mine is gone. Aside from expressing my long-time love of this film I noted that "The Magic Flute" will be by the Metropolitan Opera on Dec. 11 this year and broadcast to select movie theaters. Fathom Events lists the places and will sell tickets eventually (not yet). Don't worry if you don't speak German, the translation is projected above or below the performance. Opera is not inaccessible. I plan on going since I've only seen Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" in a live performance. This film made me a fan of classical music and I've been to a couple dozen operas since then. I still need to see some Wagner though, wish I'd gone to "Tristan und Isolde" last year but my car was dead.

I remember watching this in high school during a substitute teacher day and no one was paying attention to the movie but I was utterly enthralled and awe struck. It was actually one of the more memorable moments I appreciated from that time of my life.

A couple years ago I went to a screening of this at an auditorium/concert hall in Eugene, Oregon while the entire soundtrack was played in real time by a symphony orchestra. Pretty neat.

The suggestion for Kubricks " Barry Lyndon " is an excellent idea. View it for your own satisfaction if nothing else.

Thank you for this reaction. It is a stunning film.

I’ve seen this at the movie theatre, on beta, vhs, dvd, broadcast tv and streaming service. I never tire of this film!

23:11 Little sad we didn't get to see Mozart's sister Nannerl in this. She was considered a child prodigy as well for a while and they'd tour Europe together with their father (one story I heard is that Wolfgang only started playing because he thought his sister played beautifully and wanted to play like her) until she was too old to be considered a prodigy anymore. By all accounts they were really close though they drifted apart when he was in Vienna. She apparently wept hearing about how he'd been living after he died.

The wigs were made of human, horse and yak hair and sewn together with silk thread.

I believe the section between Salieri and Mozart's wife and her late night visit was not in the original cut, though it does show her bringing Mozart's work to Salieri. The plot line where Salieri sets up Mozart as some sort of predator of young ladies was also not part of the original cut. I think I saw this 4 times in the theater when it first was released. Great movie! Thanks for reviewing it!

Amazing movie, always loved this movie. A another historical movie you need to watch is Lawrence of Arabia. Lawrence of Arabia is 90% accurate as it was a autobiography and well documented. The cinematography is stunning! A must watch!

Yesssssssss it makes me so happy that you finally watched this, it's my favorite film of all time ❤️

Both Abraham and Hulce earned Academy Award nomination with the Oscar going to Abraham!

One of my FAVOURITE movies since i was a little kid in the 80s but I've NEVER seen the directors cut before.

One of my all time favorite movies. So glad you enjoyed it.

Another amazing aspect of this film was that Forman had the soundtrack recorded before the filming began and composed the scenes around Mozart's music.

33:15 The play has Salieri breaking the fourth wall to talk directly to the audience. I saw the 1982 Sydney production and was blown away. The original 1980 Broadway cast starred Ian McKellen as Salieri, Tim Curry as Mozart and Jane Seymour as Constanze. One of the replacement actors for Mozart was Mark Hamill! Maybe that’s where he developed his Joker laugh?

This movie was a great surprise. My pot head buddy's girlfriend (at the time) had rented it because she did not understand the box art and thought it was a horror movie. By the time they noticed that it was not a horror movie, it was over, and even they were impressed.

Writers Peter Schaffer ("Amadeus", "Equus") and Anthony Schaffer (screenwriter for Alfred Hitchcock's "Frenzy", "Sleuth") were fraternal twins. All their major works have coded elements of "twin jealousy".

I remember seeing it when it came out in the theater. The theater was cold. The movie was advertised as 3 hrs long, I think. A friend asked if I'd like to go with her to see it. No idea what to really expect. But - once it began 🎶 it didn't feel long at all. I don't think we even noticed that we were cold til it was over. What I most appreciated about the movie/the way the story was told, was that, through Salieri, we, the audience could really appreciate Mozart's music and genius. The details and nuances that I, for one, had never really listened to before. Salieri's envy of Mozart's gift and his undeniable love of and JOY in the music was the perfect lens for the audience to discover Mozart's music through. Brilliant!

The guy who played Mozart, Tom Hulce, his first big break in the movies, was in "Animal House". He was actually a very good pianist.

The wigs they wore in the 1700s were typically made of real human hair if they were higher priced, or horse hair if they were less expensive. Less ostentatious people simply wore their hair in ponytails. The fashion came about because they’d recently begun excavation in Egypt and learned that the ancient Egyptians used to wear wigs.

Great flick & reaction, I’m reminded of another Tom Hulce picture, arguably the best comedy movie of its era, National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978), he has the funniest line in the pic after getting high with his professor( Donald Sutherland), also John Belushi, Kevin Bacon, Steven Bishop, John Vernon, Karen Allen, Tim Matheson ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I must admit, when I first watched this, I was in awe of the characters, the set and the story. There's nothing I can't say bad about it. It's an under rated film.

I love that, in the end, Mozart gets the last laugh literally.

"I'm still a little confused as to what killed him." So are historians lol While a lot of the things are not historically accurate, some little things are. For instance, his laugh has indeed been described as pretty annoying, iirc. The way it's done in the movie is the way they interpreted it. Or the emperor saying his music has too many notes, that's also accurate. Some people pointed out that it's true that he had a... peculiar type of humor. I mean, he literally composed a piece called "Lick me in the ass" ("Leck mich im Arsch" in German). But the whole thing with Salieri is definitely fiction. I think him writing some pieces in one go is also accurate, it's just that it wasn't all the pieces. But I'll need to verify that. However, he did write the overture of Don Giovanni the morning of the premiere. It's not mentioned in the movie, but I needed to point that out. Man was indeed a genius. Oh and you probably figured it out, but all the music in the movie is from Mozart, unless it's been clearly stated/shown that it's from Salieri. I think the one exception is the piece written by Salieri in the movie for Mozart's introduction to the emperor. Mozart ends up modifying that piece in the movie, and the modified version is one of Mozart's actual compositions, so the first version shown in the movie is more like just a "dumbed down" version of the actual piece, and it was a version created for the purpose of the movie.

Honestly I prefer the theatrical cut of this film. Waiting for Criterion to release it!

There's a wonderful documentary about the making of this film. Vincent Schiavelli ( Salieri's valet) tells a great pineapple story.

Glad you enjoyed this movie, it's one of my favourites! It's historically accurate that Mozart had a scatological sense of humour. Salieri disliking Mozart and most of the story coming from that is a fabrication.

I LOVE this movie and truly enjoyed your reaction today. You have a great catalogue. I’ve been binge watching everything for days now. Just thought I’d let you know that this 51 year old from Seattle really appreciates your thoughtful observations and detailed reactions. Looking forward to more! 💞

"Holy crap nudity" is maybe my favorite single reaction you've ever done.

Geniuses of the type exemplified in Mozart (who literally got the last laugh, you notice) are very rare. Newton is another example. And they don't tend to last long before either burning out dying. Because they experience the world *so* differently, they can't relate to others and the lack of understanding and connection can wind up simply killing them.

The sound design of the film based on Mozart's music pulls the viewer along with constant momentum. If the film were 6 hours long, it would not drag with the perfect sound design this movie had. Excellent reaction Shan. I love this film and am a great admirer of Mozart.

A few things: Yes Mozart had a mouth on him. He did like dirty jokes, he was foul mouthed. He was a goofball as well as being quite insolent. He would insult other musicians publicly. And he did sleep around. Constanza did remarry after Wolfgang's death. Brahms is the composer that said to Mozart, "You are the greatest composer known to me." The Requiem Mass was commissioned by a mysterious visitor in his last days. It was completed by his student at the time. Yes he did have students. Whether or not Salieri did in fact block Mozart's efforts, Mozart wrote that in his diary. And if you believe something like that, what you believe is true to you. Mozart's musical hero was J.S. Bach. he is the one that Mozart thought was a genius. He also had the opportunity to be at a party where Beethoven was playing. Mozart was highly impressed by him. Mozart suffered ill health his whole life. He was ill served by his doctor. And it believed by some in the medical profession now, that he was poisoned. Which caused the symptoms of his death. At the time in Vienna mercury was used as a medicine. People drank it. This movie is not about, is this true , is that true. This movie is about the "Spirit of the Age" in which Mozart lived. People did spy and steal from Mozart. Musicians were sent gifts of servants to spy on musicians. There was no such thing as copywrite laws back then. If there had been Mozart would have died a very wealthy man. So all of these things were going on. The author of the play consolidated all of that to Salieri. If not there would have been a million people going in and out of Mozart's life and it would have made for a huge mess. I also look at it as a "Grass Is Greener On The Other Side" story. Mozart had the talent Salieri craved. Salieri had the friends and influence Mozart craved. Salieri had the ear of the king, not Mozart. I love this movie. My cousin played Salieri. I have an aunt, (she has since died) she used to babysit F. Murray Abraham. I can see some of my family in his acting.

I dont know, if anyone said it, but a nice FUNFACT: The scene, when Mozart and Salieri started working on the requiem, Mozart looks at him and repeats "A minor .... A minor .... A minor" And Salierei asked "A minor ....Confutates maledicti?" It fits and looks like Mozart is to weak to concentrate. However, the truth is, to keep both actors true to the piece and its beat, both had earplugs, but Tom Hulces didnt work, he kept repeating until he could hear the music again. It fits perfectly so the kept it

If you have not seen Immortal Beloved I highly recommend. Gary Oldman plays Beethoven and does a kick ass job of it!

Interesting fact about the performance of Tom Hulce (Mozart) all the harpsichords are silent but he hits the actual keys as if he were actually playing it. While others pretended to play. Tom did it perfectly.

As others have pointed out, the scene where Stanzi returns to sleep with Salieri in order to secure a post for Mozart wasn't in the theatrical cut. Keeping it explains why she was upset to see Salieri in their home at the end. HOWEVER, without this scene, in the theatrical version, there's a direct cut from Salieri reading Mozart's original drafts to him declaring God as his enemy and burning the cross. This was one of my favorite moments in the movie and it's still there, just not as impactful. Otherwise I could happily watch a 4 hour cut of this movie.

Wonderful film. My dad is a musician and while I myself am not, I love the music all the same. Fun Fact: Several professors of music stated, after studying all of the musical keys struck on pianos throughout the film, that not one key is struck incorrectly when compared to what is heard at the exact same moment. In other words, what you see is exactly what you hear.

Another great Milos Foreman film that is a period piece and made around the same time. "Valmont". It was the same story you see in "Dangerous Liaisons". It actually came out the same year or back to back. "Dangerous Liaisons" was much more critically acclaimed. Different feeling to both movies. Both movies excellent. You should definitely watch "Valmont" with Colin Firth, Meg Tilly, Annette Bening, and many more faces you will recognize.

22:15 - IIRC, it was only nine performances in *Vienna* (i.e. in Vienna's royal opera house). But more performances elsewhere in Europe.

This is one of my all time favorites. I've probably watched it about 20 or more times. Brilliant acting and the score....sublime!

Oh yes! I hoped you'd do reaction to this movie.

Historically accurate or not this movie was absolute perfection. You have films like this one and LA Confidential and Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window that leave you in awe of how good films like this one are. There a more.but those films came to mind as I was writing this.

The hairdresser trying Mozart's wig is Vidal Sasson

I love F Murray Abraham in this, but Tom Hulce was the very best casting ever. That laugh caught me right away. As you said, it was a self conscious reaction he just had. Whether this was true or not, I am not sure, but made the man so adorable and seeing the mania of genius.

I think you hit the nail on the head when you said that Mozart’s laugh was “A nervous tic” in fact in recent years it has been suggested that he was indeed a sufferer of Tourette’s Syndrome and that those who suffer from it have noticed some tics in the music itself, Mozart was the Rock star of his day lauded wherever he went Women adored him and men admired him, You mentioned Women’s Fashion of the time and yes they did dress like that very richly and flamboyantly as did the men in their silks and Tricorn hats the more Flamboyantly dressed men were known as Dandies and would often compete to be the most fashionable man around, Mozart’s music phenomenon a natural musical genius from a very Earl age writing his firs full concerto at around the age of five which points also to the idea that he was also an Autistic Savant, His music still endures even after all these years, His Father was a Tyrant who cared more about the Money Mozart made him as a child, Sadly when Mozart Died he was buried in a Paupers grave along with all the other poor, The cause of his death is still not certain some say he was poisoned some say he died of a Fever or over work my money is on something like Cholera a common form of death back then, Even his grave is a bit of a mystery sure it was a paupers grave but no one is exactly sure of it’s location but there is a memorial to him in the Cemetery in Vienna.

thank you for this, it's a masterpierce. Nobody tries excellent movies without vote and... evreyone do the same video... It's sad... but you really discovers the art of cinema, try dead ringers, butterfly effect, midnight express, the perfume, films we don't see with other youtuber! I like that!

Theatrical version cut out the part about Stanzi offering herself to Saliri and going to his house at night, it only showed that she brought Wolfie's work to him in secret. It also cut out the part when he went to the student's house and the dog's barking and stuff.

One of my favorite movies, thanks so much for getting to it. Spectacular reaction and commentary. Very insightful and appreciative. Enjoyed it so much.

All I know is the very first time I saw this film my first reaction was, " "Hey It's Pinto!!". I love the German Emporer in this movie. "And there it is". Lol

And now "Amadeus" a classic nobody thought of 'first watching'... bravo!