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    Amadeus Director: Milos Forman Cast: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow

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    • DVD Release Date: 11/03/2009
    • Original Release: 1984
    • Rating: Rated R
    • Sales Rank: 13,527

    Viewer Rating: (37 ratings)

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    Closed Caption; ; Production Notes; Theatrical Trailer

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    Scene Index

    Disc #1 -- Amadeus
    1. "Forgive Me" [4:47]
    2. Can't Name Tune [5:03]
    3. Pray/Immortality [3:04]
    4. Where Mozart Is [7:32]
    5. Voice of God [3:15]
    6. Emperor Decides [2:19]
    7. Emperor and Mozart [4:36]
    8. Make Music Work [5:55]
    9. "Seraglio" Songbird [5:58]
    10. Too Many Notes [2:01]
    11. Had by Mozart [4:34]
    12. An Absolute Beauty [7:52]
    13. Enemies Now On [1:33]
    14. Leopold Arrives [4:25]
    15. Master at the Game [5:35]
    16. A New Servant [3:22]
    17. Inside Information [3:50]
    18. Case for "Figaro" [6:36]
    19. The Dance Is Out [4:37]
    20. The Dance Is In [2:10]
    21. A (Yawn) Miracle [3:04]
    22. Music Says Salieri [4:24]
    23. Leopold's Ghost [6:23]
    Disc #2 -- Amadeus - Additional Content
    1. Mystery Commission [3:34]
    2. How One Kills Man? [2:13]
    3. Pop Entertainment [4:07]
    4. Schikaneder Offer [2:06]
    5. Unwritten Music [3:31]
    6. "It's Killing Me" [5:27]
    7. Constanze Leaves [2:36]
    8. Money from the Man [4:03]
    9. "The Magic Flute" [5:30]
    10. Bedside Dictation [5:27]
    11. "Forgive Me" [2:58]
    12. Last Wishes [4:15]
    13. Pauper's "Requiem" [3:21]
    14. Saint/Mediocrities [2:08]

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    Editorial Reviews

    The most searing exploration of artistic jealousy ever put on screen, this magnificent adaptation of Peter Shaffer's award-winning play dramatizes the tempestuous relationship between Viennese court composer Antonio Salieri (F. Murray Abraham in his Oscar-winning characterization) and brilliant upstart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce). The starchily formal Salieri, an adroit court politician but a mediocre composer bitterly resents the irrepressible young Mozart -- not only because he's a vulgar hedonist and a buffoon but because he's a musical genius with whom the older musician is incapable of competing. The idea that God could bestow such a gift upon so inferior a being drives Salieri literally to madness. Hulce's Mozart has a primal drive and flair for showmanship -- an 18th century rock star -- and together, he and Abraham generate fireworks that more than justify the critical acclaim that helped the picture snag eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture. A visually sumptuous production shot in Prague and expensively mounted with meticulous attention to period detail, Amadeus is a real treat for the eyes, and, of course, the music is celestial. Best of all, though, is the way director Milos Forman (Ragtime) turns Shaffer's literate, incisive script into a film bursting with raucous energy. Classical music was never less stodgy. Ed Hulse, Barnes & Noble

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    This new Directors cut should be avoided at any cost!by blearyeyes

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    November 11, 2009: This is just about the worst Directors cut I have ever seen. I cannot imagine what Mr Forman must have had in mind. The additional footage changes the main characters completely. Salierei is reduced to a demented villain. Mozart is reduced to a drunken beggar and is wife is reduced to the level of a whore.

    This is a disk to be avoided. I can only hope that a "original theatrical version" is put out on blue ray. Looking at this version of the movie is like seeing a Rembrandt after someone has splashed paint on it.

    This review was written about the Blu-ray Wide Screen edition.

    One of the bestby Groverox

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    June 22, 2009: One of my favorite movies ever. F. Murray Abraham is brilliant as Salieri, Hulce is a kick as Mozart. The music is gorgeous, as one would expect. This is is fresh every time I watch it. HIGHLY recommend!!!

    This review was written about the DVD Wide Screen edition.


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