Amadeus (1984) 
USA; 160min
Biography, Drama, Music
Director: Milos Forman
Writer: Peter Shaffer
Stars: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge

The life story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart told retrospectively from the perspective of his contemporary and rival, the imperial composer Antonio Salieri, who at the end of his life is conffesing to a priest in a belive that he is responsible for Mozarts death.

Most of the story shows last years of Mozarts life, his character, his career, his personal life and his death.

The technical part is done well, especially the scenery that makes a visual impression fantastic. Mozart's music is blended into the content of the film and is a great foundation for consistently strong atmosphere. It's a shame that some potentially great scenes were somewhat ruined with very bad camera work although Forman generally did very good job.

Besides the historical inaccuracies that pervade the entire film, bad reactions were provoked by the choice of Tom Hulce as Mozart. Tom did great job, he gave his best and probably did all that was asked of him but he's just not suited for the role. Shaffer and Forman vision of Mozart is maybe correct, but it certainly is different from vision of bigest par of the audience.

F. Murray Abraham is brilliant in the lead role of Antonio Salieri and was rewarded for it with Oscar and a Golden Globe. The movie won 8 Oscars and it's shares that number with movies like Gandhi and Gone With the Wind.

The screenplay is very good in almost every aspect besides historical inaccuracies. The characters are wonderfully developed, the dialogues are strong and most importantly the story keeps viewers to the screen for the entire 160 minutes.

This is one of the titles that absolutely no one should miss, but either before or after viewing, it may be good to read historically accurate story.

Životna priča Wolfganga Amadeusa Mozarta ispričana retrospektivno iz perspektive njegovog suvremenika i rivala, tadašnjeg carskog skladatelja Antonia Salieria, koji se pred kraj života ispovijeda, uvjeren da je odgovoran za Mozartovu smrt.

Tehnički dio je odlično odrađen, posebno scenografija koja vizualni dojam čini fenomenalnim. Mozartova glazba je fenomenalno ukonponirana u sadržaj filma te predstavlja izvrsne temelja za konstantno snažnu atmosferu. Jedino je šteta što su neke potencijalno fenomenalne scene donekle uništene načinom snimanja ala današnje sapunice.

Uz povijesne netočnosti koje prožimaju cijeli film negodovanje izaziva i izbor Toma Hulcea kao Mozarta koji se doduše izrazito trudio i vjerojatno odradio sve što se od njega tražilo. Shafferova i Formanova vizija Mozarta možda čak i je ispravna, ali zasigurno je različita od većine publike.

F. Murray Abraham je briljirao u glavnoj ulozi Antonia Salieria te je za nju nagrađen i Oscarom i Zlatnim Globusom. Ukupno je film nagrađen sa čak 8 Oscara te po njihovom broju dijeli 8. mjesto sa filmovima poput Gandhi i Gone With the Wind.

Sam scenarij je u svakom pogledu vrlo dobar ako zanemarimo povijesne netočnosti. Likovi su izvrsno razrađeni, dijalozi su snažni i što je najbitnije priča drži gledatelja za ekranom kroz svih 160 minuta.

Ovo je jedan od naslova koje apsolutno nitko ne bi smio propustiti, ali bilo prije ili poslije gledanja, nije na odmet pročitati povijesno točnu priču.