Amadeus (1984) Review – The Unhappy Genius, the Ordinary Me, and the Freedom to Choose Joy
A symbolic minimalist illustration expressing the creative tension and musical genius at the heart of “Amadeus.” ๐ฅ Film Overview Detail Information Title Amadeus Director Miloลก Forman Release September 19, 1984 (USA) Runtime 160 minutes (Theatrical); 180 minutes (Director's Cut) Genre Biography, Drama, Music Screenplay Peter Shaffer (based on his 1979 stage play) Studio Orion Pictures, The Saul Zaentz Company Music Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (conducted by Neville Marriner) Box Office $90 million worldwide ($18 million budget) Rating 8.4/10 (IMDb), 93% (Rotten Tomatoes) ๐ Plot Summary In 1823, inside a dimly lit Viennese asylum, aged composer Antonio Salieri confesses to a priest that he murdered Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. His admission becomes the doorway through which the film travels back to late-18th-century Vienna, where Salieri—disciplined, devout, respected—serves as court composer to Emperor Joseph II. Then Mozart arrives. Sali...