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Amadeus (Blu-ray)
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Amadeus (Blu-ray)
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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Director's Cut, Book
Editor's Note
In a lavish 18th century parlor in Austria, an elderly man is found, by his servant, with his throat slashed. The wound is self-inflicted, and the man is the little-known composer Salieri (F. Murray Abraham), contemporary and adversary of the now-famed, but once reviled, composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce). Later, from his cell in an insane asylum, Salieri tells a priest (Herman Meckler) the story of his association with Mozart, confessing that he actually killed the brilliantly gifted but troubled young man. Based on the award-winning play by Peter Shaffer, Milos Forman's riveting, brilliant, Oscar-winning AMADEUS is a fictionalized account of the real-life mysterious death of Mozart. Abraham, in the role that won him the Best Actor Oscar, is the celebrated court composer to Joseph II (Jeffrey Jones)--his confidence and religious dedication shaken when he meets the boorish 26-year-old Mozart as he chases his future wife (Elizabeth Berridge) around a party while making obscene remarks. Furious that this clownish boy can produce such beautiful music, Salieri determines to keep Mozart's talent from lasting recognition and sets himself on a course for Mozart's destruction that leads to his own as well. Mozart continues to mount beautiful, moving operas (incredibly staged in the film), but becomes obsessed with writing a Requiem as his friends, family, health, and resources waste away, Salieri's manipulating presence always there. It is hard to imagine anyone--whether they are knowledgeable about classical music or not--who would not be held captive by this superb feast for the eyes and ears, a film whose excellence can be felt in every detail.
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| Entertainment Reviews
| Amadeus: The Director's Cut - Blu-Ray DVD Review By: Dusty Somers - Blogcritics.org Reviews Published on: 2/22/2009 10:22 AM | | Amadeus is a period epic free from the dreary stuffiness that plagues so many films of its type, and 25 years after its release it doesn’t feel a bit dated. Shaffer’s incisive dialogue is sharply modern without seeming misplaced in 18th-century Vienna, and combined with the unquestionably brilliant music of Mozart, it’s utterly engrossing....read the full review |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 2/10/2009 |
| Running Time: 158 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1984 | | Catalog ID: 1000042554 | | UPC: 00883929036882 | | Number of Discs: 2 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
| Cast & Crew | Elizabeth Berridge | | Karl-Heinz Teuber | | Vincent Schiavelli | | Jeffrey Jones | | Simon Callow | | F. Murray Abraham | | Tom Hulce | | Saul Zaentz - Producer | | Bertil Ohlsson - Executive Producer | | Dick Smith - Makeup Designer | | Patrizia von Brandenstein - Production Designer | | Peter Shaffer - Source Writer | | Michael Hausman - Executive Producer | | Miroslav Ondricek - Director of Photography | | Twyla Tharp - Choreographer | | Peter Shaffer - Screenwriter | | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Composer | | Milos Forman - Director |
| Awards |
Academy Awards (1984) | | Winner, Best Art Direction - Set Decoration | | Winner, Best Costume Design | | Winner, Best Picture | | Winner, Best Sound | | F. Murray Abraham, Winner, Best Actor | | Milos Forman, Winner, Best Director | | Saul Zaentz, Winner, Best Picture | | Dick Smith, Winner, Best Makeup | | Peter Shaffer, Winner, Best Adapted Screenplay |
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