Simply checked out Amadeus – as a baby the poster (that includes the Shakespearean ghost of the “father”) had left an impression on me and led me to look at the film, however I ended up falling asleep midway.
A couple of a long time later I had the prospect to revisit the film, and what a masterpiece it’s. A number of the modifying within the first elements of the film aggravated me (the fixed slicing away to outdated and decrepit Salieri to supply commentary on what is going on on display, actuality TV model), however the third and final acts of the movie go to a darkish place that may be very relatable. However actually it’s the premise of the film that’s genius – to inform the story of a genius from the pov of a somebody who solely possesses some expertise, to inform the story of Jesus from the angle of Judas.
The character of Salieri is Dostoyevskian via and thru – essentially the most telling second might be within the final scene (Mediocrities in every single place, I absolve you all!) , however the feeling is palpable all through.
Whereas I’m not very educated within the subject of classical music, I believe using Mozart’s music all through the film had a palpable emotional impact on me. If something, this film is testomony to the impact of music on emotional tones.
F. Murray Abraham is phenomenal because the face of jealousy/envy on this movie. A pity that he has not had major roles in different movies.
One other (Russian) addition – the scene the place Salieri is attempting to commit suicide (http://basementrejects.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/amadeus-1984-antonio-salieri-suicide-attempt-f-murray-abraham-hd-review.jpg) may be very paying homage to this portray by Repin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_the_Terrible_and_His_Son_Ivan). Maybe this can be a stretch? However there are such a lot of photographs of the movie which might be evocative of classical work.
Edit: It’s extremely attention-grabbing that there is different ties to Russian literature for fictional descriptions of the connection between Mozart and Salieri, one being a comedy written by Pushkin (the Russian Shakespeare) himself!
