Amadeus (Widescreen Edition) Milos Forman Digital Life VHS

Amadeus (Widescreen Edition)
starring: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Roy Dotrice, Simon Callow
directed by: Milos Forman

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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780790734248
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0790734249
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Release Date: April 14, 1998
Running Time: 160 minutes
Sales Rank: 27970
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: September 19, 1984

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Gripping human drama. Sumptuous period epic. Glorious celebration of the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This marvelous winner of eight Academy Awards(R) portrays the rivalry between the genius Mozart (Tom Hulce) and the jealous court composer (Best Actor Oscar(R) Winner F.Murray Abraham) who may have ruined Mozart's career and shortened his life.

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The satirical sensibilities of writer Peter Shaffer and director Milos Forman (One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest) were ideally matched in this Oscar-winning movie adaptation of Shaffer's hit play about the rivalry between two composers in the court of Austrian Emperor Joseph II--official royal composer Antonio Salieri (F. Murray Abraham), and the younger but superior prodigy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce). The conceit is absolutely delicious: Salieri secretly loathes Mozart's crude and bratty personality, but is astounded by the beauty of his music. That's the heart of Salieri's torment--although he's in a unique position to recognize and cultivate both Mozart's talent and career, he's also consumed with envy and insecurity in the face of such genius. That such magnificent music should come from such a vulgar little creature strikes Salieri as one of God's cruelest jokes, and it drives him insane. Amadeus creates peculiar and delightful contrasts between the impeccably re-created details of its lavish period setting and the jarring (but humorously refreshing and unstuffy) modern tone of its dialogue and performances--all of which serve to remind us that these were people before they became enshrined in historical and artistic legend. Jeffrey Jones, best-known as Ferris Bueller's principal, is particularly wonderful as the bumbling emperor (with the voice of a modern midlevel businessman). The film's eight Oscars include statuettes for Best Director Forman, Best Actor Abraham (Hulce was also nominated), Best Screenplay, and Best Picture. --Jim Emerson

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- Amadeus Director's Cut
My friend and I love this film (and the original play). I got this for him for his birthday. It arrived promptly in great condition. My friend is thrilled to own this Director's Cut Two-Disc Special Edition.

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- GREAT MOVIE, GREAT ACTING, GREAT STORY
Peter Shaffer's magical play was brilliantly brought to film by Milos Forman with a wonderful attention to detail. As there are plenty of revues on the story, I'll keep my comments to a minimum. I loved the movie when I saw it in the theater years ago, and finally now it has been given well-deserved justice in the Director's Cut. Most of the added 25 minutes is unnecessary to the story. The color, and audio are much better. Some of the commentary was a bit snore-inducing, but the over-all presentation is a great improvement on the old two-sider.

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- "You are the greatest composer known to me..."
The title alone is just one of many reasons why Amadeus remains my favorite drama. After seeing it nearly 15 years ago, it puzzled me as to why the film was titled after Mozart's middle name. This film isn't about Mozart, but rather of Salieri-an ambitious, envious and tortured soul who is a prominent but less celebrated composer in Mozarts' time. There is no rivalry-at least from Mozart's point of view, and Salieri understands that if he cannot be Mozart's equal, he will do everything in his power to bring him down. To Salieri, it is deeper than mere jealousy. It is an injustice for a cocky man such as Mozart to be so endowed with musical gifts while men, such as Salieri, struggle in vain to find one right note. His adversary is not Mozart, it is with God, and Salieri's secret, internal struggle to extinguish Mozart's talent, consumes his life. When I finally looked up the title to this film, I found "Amadeus" is ... Read More

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- A GreatExperience
I'm neither an expert in movies or classical music, so you may not want to waste time with this review. There are many others who offer expert comment. All I can do is tell you what I like about this DVD.

My wife left me with a normally vicious cat. You've heard Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast. My wild cat only accepts one kind of music and one composer--Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. I jumped at the thought of getting this movie. Here was something I could watch in comfort without worrying about the irritable feline critic. That is worth two stars.

I began the afternoon in a terrible mood. Watching this show brought me peace and comfort. I enjoyed the story and the music. Two more stars earned.

It is a long movie which made me feel I was getting something for the high price. When you are used to paying 11.95 for an eleven page pamnphlet this feeling of getting ... Read More

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