Amadeus

Name: Amadeus
Genre: Biography, Music, Period Piece, Drama
Released: 1984
Duration: 160 min
Rating: 4.5
Cast: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Simon Callow, Elizabeth Berridge, Roy Dotrice

Miloš Forman19842h 40mBiography, Music, Period Piece, Drama

Why we chose it

An Oscar triumph that amassed eight Academy Awards, this masterwork transcends the limits of the conventional musical biopic to meditate on hubris, envy and divine cruelty, as represented by the infuriating laughter of the impossibly gifted Mozart according to Salieri.

Synopsis

In 18th-century Vienna, the young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is hailed as a musical prodigy. Consumed by jealousy, fellow composer Antonio Salieri becomes determined to destroy him.