Movie Description
AMADEUS - DIRECTOR'S CUT includes new footage that was not used in the 1984 original, as well as improved sound.
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.
| Credits | | Producer: | Saul Zaentz | | Cast: | Simon Callow, Vincent Schiavelli |
| Details | | Edition: | Two-Disc Special Edition Director's Cut |
Notes
DVD Features:
Region 1
2-Disc Set
Single Side - Dual Layer
Disc One:
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Surround 2.0 - English
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Milos Foreman - Director, Peter Shaffer - Screenwriter
Disc Two:
Additional Release Material:
Featurette - 1. THE MAKING OF AMADEUS (37 Mins)
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
Text/Galleries:
Film Highlights
Editorial Reviews
"...The changes are harsh and powerful and make a great film deeper, more satisfying and, yes, simply better than before..."
Total Film - Ceri Thomas (08/01/2002)
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