Amadeus (movie)
Amadeus is a 1984 American biographical period drama movie directed by Miloš Forman. It won eight Oscars. This is a biography of two great music composers - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri. Salieri knows Mozart is a great composer but tries to stop him out of jealousy.
| Amadeus | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Miloš Forman |
| Produced by | Saul Zaentz |
| Written by | Peter Shaffer Zdeněk Mahler (Assistant) |
| Starring | F. Murray Abraham Tom Hulce Elizabeth Berridge |
| Music by | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Cinematography | Miroslav Ondříček |
| Edited by | Michael Chandler |
| Distributed by | Orion Pictures |
Release date | September 19, 1984 |
Running time | Theatrical release 161 minutes Director's cut 180 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $18 million |
| Box office | $51,973,029 |
The movie was shot on location in Prague, Kroměříž and Vienna. Notably, Forman was able to shoot scenes in the Count Nostitz Theatre in Prague, where Don Giovanni and La Clemenza di Tito were first shown two centuries before. Several other scenes were shot at the Barrandov Studios.
Cast
- F. Murray Abraham as Antonio Salieri
- Tom Hulce as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Elizabeth Berridge as Constanze Mozart
- Roy Dotrice as Leopold Mozart
- Simon Callow as Emanuel Schikaneder
- Richard Frank as Father Vogler
- Christine Ebersole as Caterina Cavalieri
- Jeffrey Jones as Emperor Joseph II
- Charles Kay as Count Orsini-Rosenberg
- Cynthia Nixon as Lorl, Mozart's maid
- Roderick Cook as Count Von Strack
- Jonathan Moore as Baron van Swieten
- Patrick Hines as Kappelmeister Bonno
Awards and nominations
United States
- Won (8)[1][2]
- Best Actor in a Leading Role (F. Murray Abraham)
- Best Adapted Screenplay (Peter Shaffer)
- Best Art Direction (Karel Černý and Patrizia von Brandenstein)
- Best Costume Design (Theodor Pištěk)
- Best Picture
- Best Director (Miloš Forman)
- Best Makeup (Dick Smith and Paul LeBlanc)
- Best Sound Mixing (Mark Berger, Thomas Scott, Todd Boekelheide and Christopher Newman)
- Nominated
- Won (4)
- Nominated
- Won (4)
- Best Actor (F. Murray Abraham tied with Albert Finney for Under the Volcano)
- Best Director (Miloš Forman)
- Best Picture
- Best Screenplay (Peter Shaffer)
- Won (1)
- Best Edited Feature Film (Nena Danevic and Michael Chandler)
- Won (1)
- Best Casting for Feature Film (Mary Goldberg)
- Won (1)
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (Miloš Forman)
- Won (1)
- Best Actor (F. Murray Abraham)
- Won (1)
- Nominated
- AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains:
- Villain – Antonio Salieri
- AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes:
- Emperor Joseph II: "There are simply too many notes."
- AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)
- AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains:
United Kingdom
- Won (4)
- Best Cinematography (Miroslav Ondříček)
- Best Editing (Nena Danevic and Michael Chandler)
- Best Make Up Artist (Dick Smith and Paul LeBlanc)
- Best Sound (Mark Berger, Thomas Scott and Christopher Newman)
- Nominated
- Best Actor (F. Murray Abraham)
- Best Costume Design (Theodor Pištěk)
- Best Film (Miloš Forman and Saul Zaentz)
- Best Production Design (Patrizia von Brandstein)
- Best Screenplay — Adapted (Peter Shaffer)
Italy
- Won (3)
- Best Director – Foreign Film (Miloš Forman)
- Best Foreign Actor (Tom Hulce)
- Best Foreign Film
- Won (2)
- Best Actor — Foreign Film (Tom Hulce)
- Best Director — Foreign Film (Miloš Forman)
France
- Won (1)
Japan
- Won (1)
Norway
- Won (1)
- Best Foreign Feature Film
Amadeus (movie) Media
Amadeus music performed live in-sync with the movie by an orchestra and choir at Meridian Hall in Toronto
References
- ↑ "The 57th Academy Awards (1985) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-01. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ↑ "NY Times: Amadeus". NY Times. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
Other websites
- Amadeus on IMDb
- Amadeus at Rotten Tomatoes