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New: An item that is still in its original shrink wrap from the manufacturer and the original ...
Certificate
PG
EAN
7321900362184
Format
DVD
Producer
Saul Zaentz
Language
English
Release Year
1998
Actor
Tom Hulce, F. Murray Abraham, Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow, Roy Dotrice
Subtitle Language
Arabic\English
Director
Milos Forman
Features
Interactive Menus\Extensive Production Notes\Scene Access\Music only Soundtrack, Widescreen, Closed Caption, With Subtitles
Run Time
153 Mins
Genre
Drama
Film/TV Title
Amadeus
Aspect Ratio
2.35 Wide Screen

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Milos Forman's riveting, brilliant, Oscar-winning AMADEUS is a fictionalized account of the real-life mysterious death of Mozart. Tom Hulce starts as Mozart, with F. Murray Abraham as turning in an Oscar winning performance as the brilliant composer's adversary, Salieri.

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Producer
Saul Zaentz
EAN
7321900362184
eBay Product ID (ePID)
3947248

Product Key Features

Actor
Tom Hulce, F. Murray Abraham, Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow, Roy Dotrice
Film/TV Title
Amadeus
Director
Milos Forman
Language
English
Subtitle Language
Arabic\English
Run Time
153 Mins
Aspect Ratio
2.35 Wide Screen
Release Year
1998
Format
DVD
Features
Interactive Menus\Extensive Production Notes\Scene Access\Music only Soundtrack, Widescreen, Closed Caption, With Subtitles
Genre
Drama

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs
1
Certificate
PG
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States of America
Hearing Impaired
English
Production Designer
Patrizia von Brandenstein
Awards
Best Screenplay Based On Material Previously Produced Or Published 1985 - Peter Shaffer, Best Actor In A Leading Role 1984 - F. Murray Abraham, Best Picture 1984 -, Best Director 1984 - Milos Forman
Executive Producer
Bertil Ohlsson, Michael Hausman
Additional Information
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. In a lavish 18th Century parlour 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. <BR>Based on the award-winning play by Peter Shaffer (writer of SLEUTH and THE WICKER MAN), director 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
Reviews
New York Times - ...[Hulce] gets better and better....[Forman] has preserved the fascinating heart of [the play]....Well done., Variety - ...AMADEUS is loaded with pleasures....[Abraham] is quietly excellent..., Sight and Sound - ...An unexpected and strangely moving spectacle...
Screenwriter
Peter Shaffer
Makeup
Dick Smith
Format Description
DVD 10
Sound source
Dolby Digital 5.1
Movie/TV Title
Amadeus
Director of Photography
Miroslav Ondricek

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  • by roxypop93
    22 Jun, 2017Most favourable review

    Choose the theatrical release!

    A marvellous film. Avoid the disastrous Director's Cut. This is the one to love and enjoy, even if it has to be the dual layer format, unfortunately!

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: musicmagpie

  • by spinningnurse
    14 Dec, 2019Most critical review

    Home made disc with no right side.

    The trouble with this disc is that it is impossible to tell which side is which without trying it out first. Also it is a bit inconvenient when one side of the disc is ended it has to be turned over to play the other side instead of the recording being made on one side as is the usual case.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: puncturedplimsolls

  • by murrayscot
    09 Jan, 2018

    Forget history and just enjoy the film

    Although a great deal of leeway has been taken regarding historical accuracy, I found the movie highly entertaining. What was emphasized was the undoubted genius of Mozart. The film was built on the supposed bitter rivalry between Mozart and Salieri which I believe did not exist in reality. The music is used to great effect throughout and the costumes and staging are excellent. I had never heard of Salieri before watching this film and the movie prompted me to do a bit of research. I would imagine any fans of Salirei would have been pretty annoyed at how he was treated in the movie as by all historical accounts he was a well respected composer and teacher. Mozart, on the other hand, appears to have been just as uncouth as the film portrayed him. Great stuff.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: musicmagpie

  • by harpjohn
    28 Aug, 2019

    A film masterpiece: superb music, visuals, humour, history, and mystery

    This is a brilliant film, made with immense care and artistry. Yes, the claim against Salieri in the plot may be untrue, but it is true that Mozart excited a lot of jeaousy in his musical world, and was remarkably unguarded at times in his comments about others. In his letters there is evidence that Salieri was indeed a stirrer at times. But the film is a superb work of art, with wonderful music, fantasy, ribald humour, intrigue, visuals... it's a treasure, really is.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: musicmagpie

  • by knoa4619
    21 Mar, 2018

    The Original

    It was lovely to find the original film as opposed to the inferior Directors cut version, which seems to be the only option of buying this new.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: musicmagpie

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