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1984
Amadeus is a 1984 American epic drama film directed by Miloš Forman. Peter Shaffer adapted it from his 1979 stage play, inspired by Alexander Pushkin's 1830 play Mozart and Salieri. Shaffer described it as a "fantasia on [a real-life] theme", as it imagines an orchestral rivalry between two 18th-century Vienna composers, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri. Salieri struggles to reconcile his professional…
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SOURCE Amadeus de Milos Forman. *About the love for God/Sobre el amor a Dios Hello! Today I want to talk to you about one of my favorite movies of all times; Amadeus. Directed by Milos Forman in 1984 the movie is an adaptation of Peter Shaffer's play, which tells the rivalry of Mozart and Italian composer Salieri, being narrated from the latter's perspective. So let's get started. > ¡Hola! El día de hoy quiero habla…More
Today we are accustomed to the great “Oscar”-winning films and the great box office record-smashing films belonging to different worlds. But, it wasn’t always so. Separation between the two was the long and gradual process, which became visible in 1980s. One of the more telling examples was *Amadeus*, 1984 biopic directed by Miloš Forman, film known for its spectacular “Oscar” harvest, almost unison praise by the cr…More
After proving to the American audience with films One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Hair , Miloš Forman embarked on this ambitious and great bite of the screenplay of Peter Shaffer's drama Amadeus, about the life of one of the most famous composers in the world. But Amadeus is not just a film about the genius and unconventionality of a composer, but also of jealousy and the lack of acceptance of one's own core of…More
After proving to the American audience with films One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Hair , Miloš Forman embarked on this ambitious and great bite of the screenplay of Peter Shaffer's drama Amadeus, about the life of one of the most famous composers in the world. But Amadeus is not just a film about the genius and unconventionality of a composer, but also of jealousy and the lack of acceptance of one's own core of…More
I admit that this has been one of my favorite movies ever since it came out, so i might be a little biased. But once in a while, a movie comes along, that just hits all the right "notes" at once. Using Shaffer's stage play as foundation, it takes its inspiration, from the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his supposed rivalry with the contemporary Viennese court composer, Antonio Salieri. As far as i know, this ri…More
