| | Amadeus DVD
| Category | Dramas DVDs, Action/Adventure Movies, Recommended Videos, Classic, Classical Music, Biography, Essential Cinema, Period Piece, Rivalry, Tragedy, Character Study, AFI Top 100 (1997), Achievers | | Starring | F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Vincent Schiavelli, Jeffrey Jones, Simon Callow, Elizabeth Berridge, Karl-Heinz Teuber | | Director | Milos Forman | | Choreographer | Twyla Tharp | | Composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | | Director of Photography | Miroslav Ondricek | | Executive Producer | Bertil Ohlsson, Michael Hausman | | Makeup Designer | Dick Smith | | Producer | Saul Zaentz | | Production Designer | Patrizia von Brandenstein | | Screenwriter | Peter Shaffer | | Source Writer | Peter Shaffer |
Soundtrack English; Soundtrack French; English Subtitles; Dolby Digital 5.1 Re 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. Shot on location in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
AMADEUS is number 53 on the American Film Institute's list of America's 100 Greatest Movies.
The opera sets were designed by Josef Svoboda.
The staging of DON GIOVANNI in the film was shot at the Tyl Theater, the actual site where Mozart conducted the opera's premiere some 200 years earlier. Amadeus Reviews: "...An unexpected and strangely moving spectacle..."
-- Gilbert Adair, Sight and Sound "...[Hulce] gets better and better....[Forman] has preserved the fascinating heart of [the play]....Well done."
-- Vincent Canby, New York Times "...AMADEUS is loaded with pleasures....[Abraham] is quietly excellent..."
-- Cart., Variety "...Milos Forman's opulent drama is sheer quality..."
-- Ceri Thomas, Total Film "A class act."
-- Uncut Staff, Uncut Amadeus | List Price | $19.98 (You save $5.19) | | Studio | Warner Home Video | | Orig Year | 1984 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  139684  | | CD Universe Part number | 8010923 | | Catalog number | 1000111493 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Nov 03, 2009 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Running Time | 160 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Subtitled | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen; Subtitled |
Amadeus Movie Review  One of the best movies ever
Amadeus has all the right stuff for any movie fan. Grand scale story line,visuals,drama,and music. Perhaps because it's a take on Mozart and what might have been but really because the director etc. took this story to heart and made sure that every aspect reflected it in every way. The end result is brilliant and memorable on so many levels. Amadeus will Always stand as a Truly Great Classic movie.
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Sound quality is not that good -dvd has background noise that is quite desturbing
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a classic
they don't make movies like this anymore, a absolute beauty, superb music, unparalled acting, a must buy
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A bit dated in it's style but a good story, beautifully shot and the music... well it is Mozart. The competition between these two masters is a very interesting way of telling the story.
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Great
This film is another classic masterpiece. The soundtrack makes the movie of course. It shows you an in depth look at his life and how he might have died. Great movie.
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Amadeus DVD Region 1
Audio:
Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - English, French
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French
Subtitles - English, French
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