I like how he seems genuinely oblivious to the fact that he was humiliating Salieri. In his head, he was simply exercising his creative muscles and showing the guy some of his ideas
He realizes the forgery when he walks in the room, chooses not to accuse, and instead finds a way for humorous revenge is what he was doing ... you can see it in the change of his facial expression when he begins to focus on the realization that what he is hearing is plagiarism from an original draft S stole from his girlfriend in the film : ) ... either way a great scene
Since it was composed for him, he could've seen it as much of a welcoming gift as a fancy afternoon tea might've been. Nobody bats an eye at someone adding sugar to tea, so why would a real grown up mind if his gift was enjoyed the only way the recipient knew how?
So you're showing your boss a birdhouse that took you 3 weeks to finish... and your co-worker comes in with an 8-foot inlaid marquetry walnut dining table and set of 6 matching cherry wood St. Anne chairs that he did over the weekend.
Salieri was a good composer and helped Mozart greatly to obtain work, even conducting Mozart pieces. In real life they were colleagues not enemies. But it makes a fun story.
Akane Cortich of course, it useful to note that by all accounts other than in Salieri‘a mind, they were just that. This movie is about Salieri’s delusion about his relationship with Mozart, not the what it was, just what he believed.
slycordinator I never said it was reality. He claimed to have been responsible for Mozart’s death. That is fact. Whether he sincerely believed it I do not know, and as far as I do know, he didn’t do it. But he was institutionalized for claiming he did. I take this movie as fact in the sense that it is a plausible story of A day in the mind of Salieri. How did his delusions formulate? How did they play out in his mind? A rivalry would’ve been part of the delusion. These are questions we can never know because the answers were a complete fabrication and were all in his mind, whether by delusion or intentional deceit. Either way, this story is a dramatization of that delusion, which existed as a matter of fact.
@@abehambino Uh... The delusion here is you thinking that Salieri claimed that he was responsible for Mozart's death and that he was institutionalized for it.
@Franz Liszt The only documented thing I found is that in old age he was hospitalized because of medical conditions and dementia; nothing about this supposed admission. I'd like to see a citation.
Agreed, as I was growing up itbwas always playing in my home but I didnt vegin to fall in love with it until I saw this movie when I was a teen in like 99 or 2000. Classic, great, epic. A movie that never gets old. I suppose that also applys to the music as well
"Amadeus" is a great movie but!...... ......The saddest thing with this movie is that people still believes that Salieri hated Mozart and forgets that the hate and the rivalry is just fiction. ( the Movie is based on a very highly fictionalized play by Peter Shaffer). In real life, Mozart and Salieri were very good friends that respected each other and supported each other´s work. They even composed a cantata for voice and piano together, called Per la ricuperata salute di Ofelia. Salieri also tutored Mozart´s children, he was very well known as a very talented pedagog and one of the most important and sought-after teachers of his generation (and his influence was felt in every aspect of Vienna's musical life). He tutored Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Liszt, Johann Nepomuk Hummel and Simon Sechter etc etc. And all but the wealthiest of his pupils received their lessons for free as a tribute to the kindness Florian Leopold Gassmann had shown Salieri as a penniless orphan (Gassmann took the young Salieri under his wings, took him to Vienna, where he personally directed and paid for the remainder of his musical education).
Most of us know this story is very unlikely. But the takeaways are that aesthetics always have this magical arresting feel, that when standing near something brilliant we feel immensely small, and that brilliance is transcendent. It just can't be killed.
Salieri is such an interesting character. Smart enough to realize his insufficiencies, not smart enough to overcome them. Blessed by his impecable taste in music, tormented by his inability to recreate it.
@Boodysaspie You pointed out the differences between the real Salieri and the character, in reply to a comment that was about the character per se. It appears that the differences pointed out, were to show that the commenter was fooled by them; but that would have only been so if the comment was about the real person. Since it wasn't, those differences have no bearing on it.
Mozart was only 35 years old when he died. Yet he is responsible for creating over 800 compositions. The stuff just flowed out of his head like high water over a dam. To me, the most amazing thing is that he wrote operas too. Operas? 'Don Giovanni' is considered to be one of the greatest operas of all time. The man was incredible.
Rather than "high water over a dam", I think it's closer to describe his creativity as "ULTRA ATOMIC BOMB"~ 800+ compositions / 35 years old, ie. even he started composing at age 0, he'll have to finish 1.8 songs a month, that means his creativity simply EXPLODES right out from his mind every single second, the musics spread all around world, and the "After effect" for people to remember his music lasted eternity~ (While real atomic bomb u could only blow a part of the world and last 30 years for after effect) Actually that's even more powerful than any atomic bomb u could find in the world~ I hope he is still composing in heaven, so that people could enjoy more in their afterlife :')
There is nothing intelligence hates more than talent. No matter how much you work at something, when true talent walks in the room, you just feel inadequate.
That is seldom true, especially in art. I am a Mensa member and a musician. I am passionate and work my ass off, yet I see teenagers in on the streets of New Orleans that are better musicians than I will ever be. I am a trained actor. I am good. Jennifer Lawrence comes on the scene without a single class and smashes every scene. You can train your voice with the best teachers out there, and a 16 year old American Idol contestant with golden pipes will still be better. What you mean is natural talent, combined with hard work, intelligence and passion can result in greatness, but no matter how much I train my hand in painting, I will still always be color blind. I have studied the Martial Arts for decades, and I have students and friends who are very very good, but there is nothing they can do about that glass jaw in the ring, and no matter how much a person practices, they are still never going to dunk on Michael Jordan if they are only 5'3". Salieri was a man of passion, intelligence and training, but he was not Mozart and never could have been.
ered203 I can see your point but you have to take into account that it has been proven by numerous experts that Mozart either had Asperger's or a mild case of autism. His talent wasn't a gift from God, he simply didn't have a normal functionning brain.
@@stick-itproductions.3307 I think you're forgetting he's a professional musician. It's not a hobby, is his life's work. Being at the court meant you could afford composing your own plays.
The script, direction, editing, and acting were all so amazing. It made classical music lovers out of everybody who saw it, and brought depth to these characters.
The scene where Mozart completely reworks Salieri's little ditty has to be one of my all time favourite scenes from a movie. You just feel for the poor Salieri.
Salieri was the Emperor's court composer - he was like his personal musician. A job that is more politically challenging than musically innovative. His job was to please His Excellency. The ditty he wrote was perfect for the Emperor to spend a few days on, master, feel pleased with himself, then move on to other things. Mozart did not understand this.
I loved the film when I first saw it and to me it is still one of the best of all time...the performances were brilliant. And the torment Salieri must have gone through exquisitely portrayed....
0:00 - 0:30 > Contredanse in F major KV 33b 0:34 - 1:34 > Bubak And Hungaricus (NOT Mozart, unknown composer) 1:41 - 2:34 > Serenade for Winds 'Gran Partita' 3rd mov. Adagio KV 361-370a 2:34 - 3:02 > Serenade for Winds 'Gran Partita' 7th mov. Finale Molto Allegro KV 361-370a 3:30 - 4:39 > Again, Serenade for Winds 'Gran Partita' 3rd mov. Adagio KV 361-370a 4:55 - 8:14 > A Welcome March written by Salieri, a gift for Mozart which he used in his opera: Le Nozze di Figaro (KV 492) Act I, Scene VIII, No.10 - Aria - Non Più Andrai, Farfallone Amoroso.
Bach mastered music Mozart perfected music Beethoven broke the rules My three favorite composers are all great, none better, none worse. You just can't compare them, they are too different. But they were all geniuses and gifted by God himself.
+Alexander Spencer For someone with such a great last name, I wonder why you doubt God exists. :) Remember: Atheists know enough about God to be hostile towards Him. I used to be in your place, until the day I was questioning ALL of science and ALL beliefs. I said "God - I'll give you a try. You have 30 days to show me something." At the end of those 30 days, no tree fell over when I asked it to; nothing happened in the way of miracles to prove to me He existed. But I noticed over time my eyes were opened to His wisdom, mercy and grace. That God would become man and "dwell here among us" for a while - then die in MY place for my sinful nature is beyond human comprehension. If you, as I did, search for God in human ways, you will fail as well. Trust Christ and see the miracle He can make of your life.
+Foober Dooge Bach and Mozart are wonderful. I listened to all of their music and much of Beethoven and played Mozart and Beethoven as part of a symphony orchestra. But I rate Giovanni Battista Pergolesi higher. Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven may be heaven. But Pergolesi is nature itself. Leo Depuydt
Salieri was a great talent and extraordinary teacher to luminaries like Beethoven and Liszt. He’d probably have a good laugh at his portrayal in this film, which ironically, has rescued his music from oblivion and got it back on the radio.
Yeah, if any of them was jealous of another, it would be Mozart of Salieri, who had much more successful career at their time. By all accounts it sounds like Salieri was one of the nicest and most noble of these historical figures - but if we were a jealous man like in the movie, it would be pretty funny to imagine him being surrounded by Mozart, Beethoven, List, Shubert and the like. Seems like he'd go insane much earlier.
Real words translated from letters he wrote: But first shit in your bed and make it burst, Into your mouth your arse you’ll shove. The man was crazy lmaoooo
This is probably my favorite scene in the movie. The way Salieri describes Mozart's music and his admiration for him, combined with the beautiful music in the background, it's like poetry.
@@LJMadrigalMusicIts an Industry, supposed Maybe. But, his legacy has one of the greatest impacts, he is a good teacher and supports orphans to become musicians.
I had the privilege and high honor of playing my violin in this room. I could hardly stay focused on the music in such splendor. The understated elegance and OLD world. Nothing like it in the United States. It was an opportunity I will cherish if I live to be a hundred.
You don't get around much then . The original 13 colonies WERE THE OLD WORLD . Not to mention the " splendor " you witnessed was for ROYALTY and STATUS QUO . Most ppl lived in conditions that we would consider INHUMANE .
@@kurtkensson2059 Actually no . It's common knowledge to anyone with a decent educational backround . Your swarmy bullshit will not be tolerated along with shitting on the US .
beeman2075 I wish my music teacher could see my reach with my pianomessage music channel today, millions of views and 119,000+ subscribers... he would be so proud 😞he is most likely in heaven now.
Yeah it’s the best ,..I play that sometimes just for fun. Some of the movie is not true but a lot of it is.... the pool table is actually true.... an aristocratic toy worth more than the average man’s entire possessions in Vienna at the time.
I saw this film in December in Berlin in a beautiful old theatre that had managed to survive World War Two. I was 18 and it was 1984. A wonderful smart beautiful girl I had become friends with named Sophie had to translate the entire picture for me as it was in German. She ended up softly whispering in my ear for two and a half hours. Which was quite nice even though we were being hushed by other patrons. When the film was over and we walked outside the Kino, it began to snow. I fell in love so many times that one night. With Sophie, with Berlin, with Mozart and with my Maker, the Everywhere Spirit. I have been so blessed. Need to remember those moments. God bless you all.
Awww, the only thing I got was a broken heart. I even wrote a song about her. It isn't great but it ells the whole story. All the best. ruclips.net/video/ClyYgrwb4as/видео.html
I think that both F. Murray Abraham and Tom Hulce gave exquisite performances, both worthy of the Oscar that year. In almost any other year, with a performance like that, Hulce would have won.
@@markdonnelly1913 Hulce should have an Oscar for the film but the problem was he was nominated for Best Leading Actor instead of Best Supporting Actor. If he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor he would have easily won it but unfortunately he had to go up against Abraham and he just wasn't gonna win the Oscar over him.
This scene shows perfectly how people who work hard to achieve just a little bit of success can come to hate those who are talented and don't care about effort.
actually. the movie did show that mozart was constantly writing and composing his work. in fact the movie was depicting how people SAW mozart. As a talent who did not have to work for his masterpieces when the movie itself insisted through those close to him that he's constantly writing and working and he's not at all lazy. I think the movie was depicting the fantasy around mozart through another famous composers eyes. which isn't at all reliable with him being so old. but the movie manages to blend well the actual factual character of mozart (him being a hard worker but as the same time being a lover of dirty humor) and the fantasy like fiction through which the narrator saw him.
@7:29 - That piece was a very simple piece of music. Mozart would have less luck with a complex Bach fugue. In fact, Mozart was struggling to write fugues. Even he even abandoned one incomplete after being unable to develop it, I think.
@@MrCrowebobby yeah you know what? Teolophilus means Gottlieb in latin but His official full Name was: Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Teolophilus Mozart. So the Teolophilus gets to Gottlieb and the Gottlieb to? Right. Amadeus :D
In actuality, this was easy for Mozart. It's amazing to see from the perspective of the common man, but Mozart would INTENTIONALLY leave parts of the score empty so he could improvise every night of the performance. His intuitive improvisation was nothing short of incomprehensible.
F. Murray Abraham did a BRILLIANT job in this movie. His running commentary throughout this film truly brought it to life. The complicated emotions of the love and simultaneous hatred this man felt gave the story the depth that it had. No wonder he won the Academy Award for that year.
I feel "bad" that I was smiling along with Mozart. This little march of welcome becomes such an iconic, delightful, little melody in his later work - Marriage of Figaro, and it makes me smile.
When Mozart composed music, what went onto the sheet was the finished, perfected product. No redos. No alterations. No corrections. It was the finished product... right from his brain to paper. That is talent
This is actually a myth. Lol there are surviving originals written by Mozart himself that have corrections and various notes. Though I don't doubt that he had music in his head that he translated to the page.
@@heshreds4049 its not impossible Ivanchuck a chess genius has every game of chess he ever played stored in his memory with many said variations included so i can believe Mozart could store entire concertos which would not be a fraction of the material ivanchuck has stored
Something vaguely similar to this is that Glenn Gould would read piano sheet music without playing it until he understood it completely. He would then go and play it from memory.
I remember leaving the movie theater in 1984 (maybe 85) with my jaw dropped, feeling drained. Speechless. Spent. Astounded. In disbelief. I was a classically trained pianist just out of college working as a waitress. I've been watching it since.
I was 11. I went to see it because it looked scary. I sat absolutely aghast for over two hours. I went home. My dad had a huge record collection. "Dad do you have anything by Mozart?" "Of course son, over there in the classical box." My dad and i sat and listened to Mozart for hours. What a day that was. Changed my music tastes forever.
Imagine having someone as talented as Mozart taking the time to make a variation on a theme you composed and actually having fun doing so. That is high praise, ladies and gentlemen. High praise. The most painful snub would have been for Mozart to refuse to adapt it because it was just uninteresting. I also love the scene where Mozart is asked to satirize Salieri, and he states that that would be 'a challenge.' Think about that. In the film, at least, Salieri's problem is in his own head. Mozart is not mocking him at all. Also, understand that in real life, Mozart and Salieri were good friends.
Jacob Collier is kinda up there as his claim to fame gets bigger. Orchestra, Jazz, Microtonal composition. I think many musicians who are trying to be on par as Collier envy and wish to become equal to prowess we see in his work. But that’s just my two cents.
@Mateo James I don't get it with that guy JC I've watched videos of his concerts it's pretty fun for a person with ADD run from instrument to instrument but it's just how shall one put it "too many notes" well, there it is
Such a great movie. This movie made me first fall in love with classical music - until then, I grinded through weekly piano lessons without much interest. I went from that to wanting to learn everything I could about Mozart and then other composers.
@@brandall101 Yeah, you right... I think Abraham's character was simply better, while Hulce's Mozart bordered on a caricaturistic depiction of Mozart. Didn't help. After all, despite the movie being called "Amadeus" it was really a movie about "Salieri".
I actually know a friend from my parents who has a son that is 5 years my junior. I started to learn piano by age 12 and he a year later. I never gotten higher than the middle before post-secondary school made me dropped out. At the same time, by high school, HE had already completed all the necessary courses and was on the cusp of a musical DIPLOMA from the Royal Conservatory of music, and well on his way to become a professional music teacher by graduation. Yet, I best remember him for loving food and playing games like any other kid in school. Sometimes, the most musical genius would never look the way you think they do.
Your friend graduating from anywhere doesn't make them "genius". It makes them thoroughly educated. Mozart didn't graduate from anywhere & he is considered one of the top geniuses of all time. You'd have to be very lazy & incompetent not to get a diploma after over a decade of training.
Tom Hulce was so brilliant in this - he showed a complex range of emotions- from vulgarity, depravity to seriousness to sensitivity. I never understood why he did not had a more succesfull career.❤❤❤
I agree. The only other movies I remember him from are "Animal House" and Disney's "Hunchback of Notre Dame". I can't recall ever seeing anything else with him in it.
Honestly, the emperor actually learns quickly. From stumbling the first two times to playing the piece perfectly the third time, if a bit slow. Like, by mundane standards, that is considered a quick study.
I have seen Abraham multiple times (including live on stage) and IMHO this was his best performance overall, by a fairly considerable margin. (His nonverbal reactions in this scene are spot on.) To me, that says "director."
The most amazing thing about this is the quality of Mozart's compositions, and his legendary skill at numerous instruments. Here it is highly and enjoyably dramatized - and I love every second. Perhaps there was no feud or rivalry - we can't really know. We have Salieri, a respected musician in his day and to this day, with some number of surviving compositions, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart who is one of the greatest of all time composers, whose compositions not only survive but are played around the world, every day - I mean come on, MOZART and why WOULDN'T ANY other musician be envious of his incredible genius? The movie is highly enjoyable but unlike the Marvel superheroes, here we have an historical figure whose real output continues to be sublime and relevant hundreds of years after he composed it.
That a story based on a lie (that Salieri poisoned Mozart) be so popular depresses me. If I made a film as defamatory as this about a modern star I would have the pants sued off me. In reality there was some tension between Germanic composers and their Italian colleagues, but also great respect between Mozart and Salieri. The records of the time show Salieri to be more highly favoured than Mozart both as a teacher and at court. Was anyone really envious of Elvis, Dylan, the Beatles, Queen ... ?
I recall my third grade teacher telling us that if electric guitars had been around back then, Mozart would have been a rock star. For nearly twenty years that has colored how I perceive both the man and his music.
Watch the Randy Bachman interview on the professor of Rock as he tells how he John Lennon and others used classical music for inspiration. The always considered Mozart to be a rock star, him and Bach.
They did that intentionally. "American" accents are for characters whose native language would be German. Hence why F. Murray Abraham, playing an Italian, has a slight accent. All the English in the film is meant to be German. Hence why Mozart's German operas are translated into English for the film, but his Italian ones are not.
@@B_Squar3d The director, Milos Forman, had all the actors speak in their native accents so they could focus on their characters, rather than spending time trying to “sound” German or Italian or whatever. Therefore they could just be totally into their character and not worry about if their accent sounds right or not.
Only Mozart could turn a simple little piece into a work of genius only sitting down once and playing around with it for a few seconds! Although Mozart was probably never disrespectful to Salieri directly, I could totally see him doing this with a simple little composition at a piano or organ. He was a musical genius after all! Just listen to his Twinkle Twinkle Little Star variations. He turned his simple childish composition into a masterpiece!
Mozart apart, this guy playing the emperor role is so magnificent. He is the pure idea one has on what an emperor should behave a look like...a German emperor in any case
This movie as well as close encounter of a third kind should be periodically re-released in theaters. Timeless classics. As long as Hollywood doesn't remake either.
one of the best moments in the film is at 2:54- perfectly captures Salieri's shock that this lewd, disgusting man was the brilliant composer he so admired and there is envy yet regretful love for such powerful, enthralling music. This film was a masterpiece.
This whole clip is just hugely great. I was just going to say that F. Murray Abraham was masterful. Impressive in his role of Salieri. But just found out that he won the Oscar for it too (Tom Hulce was nominated too). I guess if there was a greater award than that, he might have won it too. Piano rules.
this movie is fund but Peter Shaffers the story is made up, and a very unfair portrayal of salieri. Salieri was not mediocre by any means. Even Beethoven learnt from him at some point. And there is no evidence he devised the killing of mozart. Mozart was himself the cause of his own early and unfitting death...he squandered away all the money and was a pauper.. but people had to have amazingly-good and utterly-bad to make a story right? so salieri was the victim.
Vera Evans I dont think he was BAD, he was an ok composer. Have you heard his works? but even if he was bad, so what...thats not a reason to vilify him like this. Salieri was not evil as this movie portrays...there is no evidence for the events in this movie. Its pure fiction. We all like good and bad in every story and poor salieri is the victim here. Real life is not so simple...there is no villain and hero all the time. Mozart was a genius, but he was mostly responsible for his early death, with lavish lifestyle...this movie never talks about that. I wish Salieri was alive then he could have sued Foreman and Shaffer for millions for defamation. LOL these crooks made a huge amount of money with pure lies.
***** I may have been a bit harsh on Salieri, which seems to be the tendency of history in general. One of his piano concertos, its in C Major, is actually quite good, especially the slow movement and the finale. And much of the work on the Bartoli album is well worth listening to. This poor man has the misfortune of being constantly compared to the greatest composer who ever lived.
Vera Evans greatest composer who ever lived? some would say Bach, I would say Beethoven, or Stravinsky. It all depends on how we define great to be I guess.
When people say Mozart was a genius, they dont know that he practiced composition on carriages, starting from his childhood. That's what made Mozart one of the top composer in the world that time.
Salieri had such an appreciation for Mozart’s genius music. It’s sad to me how he really understands the beauty of it and how much he wants to create that same kind of beauty but can’t. I get why he thinks it’s unfair that Mozart was gifted with something he seemingly takes for granted. Mozart just is. He’s not aspiring to anything he just is.
You realize that this movie is fiction right? They were very close friends, and actually composed together on a couple of occasions. There was no jealousy. They had a great deal of respect for each other.
@@Leviticus_Prime You realize this comment is about the circumstances presented in the movie, right? Unless you're blind or illiterate, there's no reason to assume lagr7379 thought this portrayal was supposed to be historically accurate. You might as well substitute two random names for "Mozart" and "Salieri," because the film doesn't aim to depict these two historical figures accurately. All you _Amadeus_ critics and disdainful commenters bring up the same stupid, ignorant logic to "refute" the thoughts of people who do not consider historicity a prerequisite for a good film.
"Go on mock me, laugh! But that was not mozart laughing at me, that was god, that was god laughing at me through that that upseen giggle, So go rather laugh, laugh, show my mediocrity for all to so, but know this, one day I will laugh at you, before I leave this earth, I will laugh at you, " *BLOWS OUT CANDLE*
I am a 12-week old foetus and I LOVE Mozart and all classical music omg I love it so much I'm lifted to ejaculation everytime I hear it, I just had to comment this
Every great composers has a quote but of them is MOZART he had the most prestigious quote of all time and will be always remembered “HA HA HA HA HA”-Mozart
I love that this is an actual Mozart piece, and they deconstructed it into a simpler, awkward Salieri piece. The music direction and creativity in this film was truly unique and amazing.
Just watched this for probably the 50th or 60th time the other night. I agree that this scene is a great one, but the entire movie is amazing! If you haven't seen it and enjoy music, you owe it to yourself to see this movie now!!! You should get the Director's Cut which adds quite a few scenes left out of the original though... those scenes make the movie even better!!!
This part always makes me laugh!!! Its simply amazing that Mozart's music has endured throughout the ages! To start composing at the age of 4 is simply unheard of in today's day and age.
Mozart wrote in every genre, and exceled to the very highest levels in every genre. All other composers since have failed to match such hights. Beethoven struggle hard with his one opera and gave up on opera. Other composers glad to produce even a single piece at Mozart heights. Mozart in his 35 years produced 600+ pieces of music, most of which are quality. Other composers since then have produce good and great music, but most only a few pieces to that level. Mozart? Hundreds.
As a classical string player there’s some aura that you get playing a Mozart piece. Nothing he wrote was particularly difficult to IMO but all of it just worked. I remember the first time I ever preformed Eine kleine Nachtmusik I basically sight read it and damn near got it the first time. It’s almost like you can feel him willing you on beyond the grave
Love when the song builds up toward the end, the director and cinematographer slowly pan and zoom towards Salierie's face as we see his demise happening just then.
Mozart's dad made him immortal but stole his childhood, which he compensated in adulthood, which in turn destroyed him. I think, if he knew and could choose, he would chose different life.
+FalconRS But if you believe in God, you have to believe that some people are God's gift. What small or great sacrifices they make in their lives is well compensated for in some way or another. There is no artist ever born since Mozart's death that does not wish they could share in even the smallest measure of his talent. Even pianists who hate playing his music would love to have his ability to compose and play.
They both died early. Michael's requiem is his recording of the song "Gone Too Soon." And they both had their childhoods stolen by failed, greedy, glory hungry fathers. But such as it is, when chosen to be God's gift to the world.
For those who don’t know, his variations on Salieri’s piece turn into the aria “Non più andrai,” from The Marriage of Figaro. So he just casually improvises his way into one of the most famous arias from one of his most famous operas.
I like how he seems genuinely oblivious to the fact that he was humiliating Salieri. In his head, he was simply exercising his creative muscles and showing the guy some of his ideas
He realizes the forgery when he walks in the room, chooses not to accuse, and instead finds a way for humorous revenge is what he was doing ... you can see it in the change of his facial expression when he begins to focus on the realization that what he is hearing is plagiarism from an original draft S stole from his girlfriend in the film : ) ... either way a great scene
@@johant6211 Ehhh no, that's his own small composition for honoring the entrance of Mozart, you're mixing scenes.
Since it was composed for him, he could've seen it as much of a welcoming gift as a fancy afternoon tea might've been. Nobody bats an eye at someone adding sugar to tea, so why would a real grown up mind if his gift was enjoyed the only way the recipient knew how?
So you're showing your boss a birdhouse that took you 3 weeks to finish... and your co-worker comes in with an 8-foot inlaid marquetry walnut dining table and set of 6 matching cherry wood St. Anne chairs that he did over the weekend.
He’s too immature and childlike to realize the humiliation he is causing Salieri. Just like Spongebob driving Squidward up the wall.
Salieri was a good composer and helped Mozart greatly to obtain work, even conducting Mozart pieces. In real life they were colleagues not enemies. But it makes a fun story.
Akane Cortich of course, it useful to note that by all accounts other than in Salieri‘a mind, they were just that. This movie is about Salieri’s delusion about his relationship with Mozart, not the what it was, just what he believed.
@@abehambino The entire rivalry is fictional. Whatever the perspective the movie is written from, the rivalry wasn't a thing in reality.
slycordinator I never said it was reality. He claimed to have been responsible for Mozart’s death. That is fact. Whether he sincerely believed it I do not know, and as far as I do know, he didn’t do it. But he was institutionalized for claiming he did. I take this movie as fact in the sense that it is a plausible story of A day in the mind of Salieri. How did his delusions formulate? How did they play out in his mind? A rivalry would’ve been part of the delusion. These are questions we can never know because the answers were a complete fabrication and were all in his mind, whether by delusion or intentional deceit. Either way, this story is a dramatization of that delusion, which existed as a matter of fact.
@@abehambino Uh... The delusion here is you thinking that Salieri claimed that he was responsible for Mozart's death and that he was institutionalized for it.
@Franz Liszt The only documented thing I found is that in old age he was hospitalized because of medical conditions and dementia; nothing about this supposed admission. I'd like to see a citation.
The way Salieri describes a serenade to the wind is so beautiful. This movie was the beginning of my love affair with classical music.
That makes two of us!
We're talking about Serenade #10 right?
Dre Sand yes. Isn't it beautiful?
Watch " Le roi danse "
Agreed, as I was growing up itbwas always playing in my home but I didnt vegin to fall in love with it until I saw this movie when I was a teen in like 99 or 2000. Classic, great, epic. A movie that never gets old. I suppose that also applys to the music as well
I was 15 in 1786, when The Marriage of Figaro dropped. I'm 252 years old now, and it still gives me goosebumps.
The stories you must have
@@Anurania Hah hah!!
Well, Happy Birthday. Hope you live long enough to enjoy your life but no so long that you watch everyone you ever loved grow old & die.
@mr.robinson1982 were you a guard at a prison with a big black dude that could bring dead mice back from the dead?
@@williamgullett5911 RIP Michael Clarke Duncan.
"Amadeus" is a great movie but!...... ......The saddest thing with this movie is that people still believes that Salieri hated Mozart and forgets that the hate and the rivalry is just fiction. (
the Movie is based on a very highly fictionalized play by Peter Shaffer).
In real life, Mozart and Salieri were very good friends that respected each other and supported each other´s work. They even composed a cantata for voice and piano together, called Per la ricuperata salute di Ofelia.
Salieri also tutored Mozart´s children, he was very well known as a very talented pedagog and one of the most important and sought-after teachers of his generation (and his influence was felt in every aspect of Vienna's musical life). He tutored Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Liszt, Johann Nepomuk Hummel and Simon Sechter etc etc.
And all but the wealthiest of his pupils received their lessons for free as a tribute to the kindness Florian Leopold Gassmann had shown Salieri as a penniless orphan (Gassmann took the young Salieri under his wings, took him to Vienna, where he personally directed and paid for the remainder of his musical education).
Most of us know this story is very unlikely. But the takeaways are that aesthetics always have this magical arresting feel, that when standing near something brilliant we feel immensely small, and that brilliance is transcendent. It just can't be killed.
Well the guy did go insane and claim he killed Mozart
And Mozart did think he had been poisoned
Stranger things have happened
You sir, must be expert in classical history. Thank you for sharing these information to us.
The movie is primerily about the mediocrity of life, and how one perceives the "touch of God".
who cares what some people think. Mozart has never died!
"The rest is just the same, isn't it?"
Top 10 disses.
And the awful part is that he didn't even mean it that way. He was just confirming, in his mind.
"It doesn't really work, does it?" Ouch
What’s the song that’s playing there?
@@thewhistleblower8531 turkish march
@@thewhistleblower8531 The tune is "Non piu andrai"
Salieri is such an interesting character. Smart enough to realize his insufficiencies, not smart enough to overcome them. Blessed by his impecable taste in music, tormented by his inability to recreate it.
Simon, I bet you believe the simpsons is real true as well
@Boodysaspie he was talking about the movie character, not the historical one.
@Boodysaspiemaybe but not explicitely
That's called a midwit
Truly the worst curse it can befall a man
@Boodysaspie You pointed out the differences between the real Salieri and the character, in reply to a comment that was about the character per se. It appears that the differences pointed out, were to show that the commenter was fooled by them; but that would have only been so if the comment was about the real person. Since it wasn't, those differences have no bearing on it.
Mozart was only 35 years old when he died. Yet he is responsible for creating over 800 compositions. The stuff just flowed out of his head like high water over a dam. To me, the most amazing thing is that he wrote operas too. Operas? 'Don Giovanni' is considered to be one of the greatest operas of all time. The man was incredible.
One of the all time best.
627*
Imagine if he had lived a full life, how much he can contribute..
Rather than "high water over a dam", I think it's closer to describe his creativity as "ULTRA ATOMIC BOMB"~
800+ compositions / 35 years old, ie. even he started composing at age 0, he'll have to finish 1.8 songs a month, that means his creativity simply EXPLODES right out from his mind every single second, the musics spread all around world, and the "After effect" for people to remember his music lasted eternity~ (While real atomic bomb u could only blow a part of the world and last 30 years for after effect)
Actually that's even more powerful than any atomic bomb u could find in the world~
I hope he is still composing in heaven, so that people could enjoy more in their afterlife :')
Sometimes I think that he, Einstein, Leonardo, Beethoven are the proof we are not alone because they are not from this planet
There is nothing intelligence hates more than talent. No matter how much you work at something, when true talent walks in the room, you just feel inadequate.
Not true. Just think the achievements Western World has made in 250 years. Simply not true.
What?? What do you think "talent" is? Is the results of work.
Talent is simply the result of intelligence, passion and hard work.
That is seldom true, especially in art. I am a Mensa member and a musician. I am passionate and work my ass off, yet I see teenagers in on the streets of New Orleans that are better musicians than I will ever be. I am a trained actor. I am good. Jennifer Lawrence comes on the scene without a single class and smashes every scene. You can train your voice with the best teachers out there, and a 16 year old American Idol contestant with golden pipes will still be better.
What you mean is natural talent, combined with hard work, intelligence and passion can result in greatness, but no matter how much I train my hand in painting, I will still always be color blind.
I have studied the Martial Arts for decades, and I have students and friends who are very very good, but there is nothing they can do about that glass jaw in the ring, and no matter how much a person practices, they are still never going to dunk on Michael Jordan if they are only 5'3".
Salieri was a man of passion, intelligence and training, but he was not Mozart and never could have been.
ered203 I can see your point but you have to take into account that it has been proven by numerous experts that Mozart either had Asperger's or a mild case of autism. His talent wasn't a gift from God, he simply didn't have a normal functionning brain.
Salieri at the end managed to portray embarrassment, resentment and admiration all at once, amazing
And Regret.
thats Dar Adal - master of deception for you.
"while I was still playing childish games, he was performing for kings and emperors"
the struggle is real
Franz Joseph Liszt his childhood was not like that at all. He learned music early in life as well.
Childish game? I am still eating dirt at that age!!!!!
Honestly, if you gave me the option between playing with my friends or playing piano in front of a old man with a powdered wig on...
@@stick-itproductions.3307 I think you're forgetting he's a professional musician. It's not a hobby, is his life's work. Being at the court meant you could afford composing your own plays.
@@LordSesshaku I know. But as a child?
"Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see." ~ Arthur Schopenhauer
"Talent does what it can; genius does what it must." Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
poor Salieri up against the greatest composer and musician ever
I think that was Bea Arthur
@@AXE668 “I believe in doing what I can, in crying when I must, in laughing when I choose”-Noel Coward
@@HoyaSaxaSD To Bea or not to Bea... that was not the question.
The script, direction, editing, and acting were all so amazing. It made classical music lovers out of everybody who saw it, and brought depth to these characters.
What? The story was completely inaccurate.
@@fjccommish I don't see a connection here. It doesn't need to be historically accurate
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The scene where Mozart completely reworks Salieri's little ditty has to be one of my all time favourite scenes from a movie. You just feel for the poor Salieri.
Saleri is mid
I’m thinking so Mozart founded Jazz in the classical sense of improvisation 🤔🤷🏻♂️👍🏼
Salieri could make it more complicated but he wanted it easy for the emperor. In no situation such an openly modification will be deemed appropriate.
Salieri was the Emperor's court composer - he was like his personal musician. A job that is more politically challenging than musically innovative. His job was to please His Excellency. The ditty he wrote was perfect for the Emperor to spend a few days on, master, feel pleased with himself, then move on to other things.
Mozart did not understand this.
No ‘poor Salieri’. He was full of envy.
F Murray Abraham was incredible in this film. He’s constantly portraying awe and horror simultaneously it’s brilliant.
Didn't he get an Oscar for that part?
Yes, he did. He such a great actor
@@mikediaz8200 i saw him in “A Christmas Carol” many years ago at Lincoln Center. Good times great actor.
@Cosmicblast77 He did ! The film won 8 Oscar's total, including best picture
I loved the film when I first saw it and to me it is still one of the best of all time...the performances were brilliant. And the torment Salieri must have gone through exquisitely portrayed....
How satisfying it is to see the actor's body and face and the hands in the same frame in a music movie.
0:00 - 0:30 > Contredanse in F major KV 33b
0:34 - 1:34 > Bubak And Hungaricus (NOT Mozart, unknown composer)
1:41 - 2:34 > Serenade for Winds 'Gran Partita' 3rd mov. Adagio KV 361-370a
2:34 - 3:02 > Serenade for Winds 'Gran Partita' 7th mov. Finale Molto Allegro KV 361-370a
3:30 - 4:39 > Again, Serenade for Winds 'Gran Partita' 3rd mov. Adagio KV 361-370a
4:55 - 8:14 > A Welcome March written by Salieri, a gift for Mozart which he used in his opera: Le Nozze di Figaro (KV 492) Act I, Scene VIII, No.10 - Aria - Non Più Andrai, Farfallone Amoroso.
Xeo4Delta thank you
Thank you 😊
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Thanks.
What's the name of the first opera that Mozart writes in the movie?
Bach mastered music
Mozart perfected music
Beethoven broke the rules
My three favorite composers are all great, none better, none worse. You just can't compare them, they are too different. But they were all geniuses and gifted by God himself.
+Foober Dooge You're a poet.
+David Nicholas Amen to that! Although, it's not as easy to find music from obscure classical composers.
+Foober Dooge You depreciate their achievements by attributing their genius to the ever disappointing and ever non-existent God.
+Alexander Spencer For someone with such a great last name, I wonder why you doubt God exists. :) Remember: Atheists know enough about God to be hostile towards Him. I used to be in your place, until the day I was questioning ALL of science and ALL beliefs. I said "God - I'll give you a try. You have 30 days to show me something." At the end of those 30 days, no tree fell over when I asked it to; nothing happened in the way of miracles to prove to me He existed. But I noticed over time my eyes were opened to His wisdom, mercy and grace. That God would become man and "dwell here among us" for a while - then die in MY place for my sinful nature is beyond human comprehension. If you, as I did, search for God in human ways, you will fail as well. Trust Christ and see the miracle He can make of your life.
+Foober Dooge Bach and Mozart are wonderful. I listened to all of their music and much of Beethoven and played Mozart and Beethoven as part of a symphony orchestra. But I rate Giovanni Battista Pergolesi higher. Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven may be heaven. But Pergolesi is nature itself. Leo Depuydt
That laugh. That fucking laugh.
Legend.
+YawnGod That laugh. He could have played it drunk. It was too simple for Mozart.
YawnGod
Know ñioh
The laugh, superimposed on the 40th Symphony finale at the spot where the harmony goes crazy, is my idea of the perfect ring tone.
Mozart was a savage.
I even laugh lol
Salieri was a great talent and extraordinary teacher to luminaries like Beethoven and Liszt. He’d probably have a good laugh at his portrayal in this film, which ironically, has rescued his music from oblivion and got it back on the radio.
Yeah, if any of them was jealous of another, it would be Mozart of Salieri, who had much more successful career at their time. By all accounts it sounds like Salieri was one of the nicest and most noble of these historical figures - but if we were a jealous man like in the movie, it would be pretty funny to imagine him being surrounded by Mozart, Beethoven, List, Shubert and the like. Seems like he'd go insane much earlier.
He actually taught Mozart's son.
If Mozart’s personality, in real life, was anything like it was portrayed in this movie he must have been an absolute blast.
He wasn't much like this, honestly. He did like fart-jokes, though.
He was basically the original rock star. Lol
Well, he composed a piece called "Leck mich im Arsch" (which translates as "Lick me in the arse", or "kiss my ass".)
Real words translated from letters he wrote:
But first shit in your bed and make it burst,
Into your mouth your arse you’ll shove.
The man was crazy lmaoooo
@@kevina5337 and child star
This is probably my favorite scene in the movie. The way Salieri describes Mozart's music and his admiration for him, combined with the beautiful music in the background, it's like poetry.
And as Salieri was enjoying his music in his head Mozart just comes along and snatches the pages away like it was nothing!!!
Yes, that piece should have been named the Voice of God. 😇
Salieri was not a failure. He composed the first opera performed at Milans La Scala
Beethoven was also one of his students.
Liszt also
@@Blippi21 was there any written accounts that he has an ego problem?
i think being around mozart would give any composer an inferiority complex
@@LJMadrigalMusicIts an Industry, supposed Maybe. But, his legacy has one of the greatest impacts, he is a good teacher and supports orphans to become musicians.
Of course he wasnt a failure. No one, including the movie, claims so.
Salieri’s description of the music with the music playing in the background helps bring the music to life. Amazing stuff
I had the privilege and high honor of playing my violin in this room. I could hardly stay focused on the music in such splendor. The understated elegance and OLD world. Nothing like it in the United States. It was an opportunity I will cherish if I live to be a hundred.
where is it?
There's absolutely nothing understated in that room. Quite the opposite. I can appreciate the comment though.
You don't get around much then . The original 13 colonies WERE THE OLD WORLD . Not to mention the " splendor " you witnessed was for ROYALTY and STATUS QUO . Most ppl lived in conditions that we would consider INHUMANE .
@@whatizreality0124 What a nice, positive comment. You must have worked on it for a while.
@@kurtkensson2059 Actually no . It's common knowledge to anyone with a decent educational backround .
Your swarmy bullshit will not be tolerated along with shitting on the US .
i remember i first saw this movie in music class in 7th grade... 1992
I saw it in choir class last year towards the end of the year when we didn't have anything to do
me too, the teacher always had to skip forward the part where mozart kisses constanze's bosom LOL
We watched this in our music class in eighth grade in 1989. It is still a brilliant film.
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beeman2075 I wish my music teacher could see my reach with my pianomessage music channel today, millions of views and 119,000+ subscribers... he would be so proud 😞he is most likely in heaven now.
The final bass notes that Tom Hulce gleefully plays at the end, followed by his obnoxious/infectious giggle, makes this scene amazing!
Yeah it’s the best ,..I play that sometimes just for fun.
Some of the movie is not true but a lot of it is.... the pool table is actually true.... an aristocratic toy worth more than the average man’s entire possessions in Vienna at the time.
I always skip that part because everything before it is just fantastic.
Isn't F Murray Abraham Mozart?
Hulce? Isn't that Abraham?
@@melvynobrien6193 FMA played Antonio Salieri, and Tom Hulce was Amadeus
I saw this film in December in Berlin in a beautiful old theatre that had managed to survive World War Two.
I was 18 and it was 1984.
A wonderful smart beautiful girl I had become friends with named Sophie had to translate the entire picture for me as it was in German.
She ended up softly whispering in my ear for two and a half hours. Which was quite nice even though we were being hushed by other patrons.
When the film was over and we walked outside the Kino, it began to snow.
I fell in love so many times that one night. With Sophie, with Berlin, with Mozart and with my Maker, the Everywhere Spirit.
I have been so blessed. Need to remember those moments.
God bless you all.
Did you marry her? Or did she fade into romantic myth?
Awww, the only thing I got was a broken heart. I even wrote a song about her. It isn't great but it ells the whole story. All the best.
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sorry it took a year to respond.
Beautiful story, thanks for sharing ❤👍
Great story, Chris! Many blessings to you!
This is such good writing. Then there's the incredible acting performances. Not just the best of 1984. It's among the best of all time.
The film 1984 was quite good, too.
My favorite movie. Absolutely. I make a point to watch it every year or two.
F Murray Abraham's performance is incredible.
💯
Quite possibly the most powerful and greatest acting ever...
I think that both F. Murray Abraham and Tom Hulce gave exquisite performances, both worthy of the Oscar that year. In almost any other year, with a performance like that, Hulce would have won.
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@@markdonnelly1913 Hulce should have an Oscar for the film but the problem was he was nominated for Best Leading Actor instead of Best Supporting Actor. If he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor he would have easily won it but unfortunately he had to go up against Abraham and he just wasn't gonna win the Oscar over him.
This scene shows perfectly how people who work hard to achieve just a little bit of success can come to hate those who are talented and don't care about effort.
actually. the movie did show that mozart was constantly writing and composing his work. in fact the movie was depicting how people SAW mozart. As a talent who did not have to work for his masterpieces when the movie itself insisted through those close to him that he's constantly writing and working and he's not at all lazy. I think the movie was depicting the fantasy around mozart through another famous composers eyes. which isn't at all reliable with him being so old. but the movie manages to blend well the actual factual character of mozart (him being a hard worker but as the same time being a lover of dirty humor) and the fantasy like fiction through which the narrator saw him.
@7:29 - That piece was a very simple piece of music. Mozart would have less luck with a complex Bach fugue. In fact, Mozart was struggling to write fugues. Even he even abandoned one incomplete after being unable to develop it, I think.
Combination of talent and hard work. Beethoven revised endlessly.
And Rossini lazily waited to the last moment to complete works, then seemed to just pluck brilliant melodies out of the air.
True, Rossini was a great composer. Interestingly enough, he gave up composition to become a gourmet chef!
F. Murray Abraham's performance in this movie is just splendid.
I swear these portrayals of Mozart and Salieri were the inspirations for Spongebob and Squidward 😂
Omg that's so accurate!
Ryota Arai Very insightful. Never thought about it, but it is spot on.
And probably for Goku and Vegeta too😂😂
So who's Patrick?
I was thinking more like Severus Snape and Harry Potter XD
You know he's a badass when his name is wolfgang
Which he gave to himself. It was really Gottlieb.
@@MrCrowebobby No, Teolophilus
@@donfabian69 Okay, I just accepted something I read somewhere.
@@MrCrowebobby yeah you know what? Teolophilus means Gottlieb in latin but His official full Name was: Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Teolophilus Mozart. So the Teolophilus gets to Gottlieb and the Gottlieb to? Right. Amadeus :D
@@donfabian69 Thanks for the info.
Imagine playing the piano blindfolded and Santa is sitting right there.
criminally underrated
I thought you wrote "and Santana is sitting right there." Lol
Is not so difficult to play the piano blindfolded if you know to play
that's probably why he was blindfolded, so that Santa's identity would remain a secret.
There were and are many blind pianist. So its not impossible to play "a keyboard" blindly.
In actuality, this was easy for Mozart. It's amazing to see from the perspective of the common man, but Mozart would INTENTIONALLY leave parts of the score empty so he could improvise every night of the performance. His intuitive improvisation was nothing short of incomprehensible.
F. Murray Abraham did a BRILLIANT job in this movie. His running commentary throughout this film truly brought it to life. The complicated emotions of the love and simultaneous hatred this man felt gave the story the depth that it had.
No wonder he won the Academy Award for that year.
Tom Hulce was also excellent!!! but ppl tend to prefer the villains over their victims
No Bozos 💯
@@noname-jh3bd - He was brilliant in that movie as well. A great actor who didn't get the career he deserved.
I love how his laugh makes the guy jump right at the end
Yeah, the grumpy one! 😂
my favourite part!
Omg same I thought only I noticed
That was the emperor 😀😀😀
“That guy” is actually the emperor lol
If Salieri lived in modern times,he would be one of the greatest record producer.
I don't know that word just sounds really cheesy and cheap to me don't know what it is can't put my finger on it
@@aishamarquez4984 The piece of Salieri is in reality of Mozart.
It would be a waste of his talent, todays music is so too simple…
@@aishamarquez4984 salieri is more like akin to a boy band lead singer or composer, or a solo kpop artist smth related to thag
I feel "bad" that I was smiling along with Mozart. This little march of welcome becomes such an iconic, delightful, little melody in his later work - Marriage of Figaro, and it makes me smile.
Is the original theme really of Salieri?
No; I believe the piece was adapted from “Non piu andrai”, an original composition by Mozart, when the play Amadeus was written.
When Mozart composed music, what went onto the sheet was the finished, perfected product. No redos. No alterations. No corrections. It was the finished product... right from his brain to paper. That is talent
This is actually a myth. Lol there are surviving originals written by Mozart himself that have corrections and various notes. Though I don't doubt that he had music in his head that he translated to the page.
Right from his SOUL to the paper.
it's not true and you know it
That's what the movie told you
@@heshreds4049 its not impossible Ivanchuck a chess genius has every game of chess he ever played stored in his memory with many said variations included so i can believe Mozart could store entire concertos which would not be a fraction of the material ivanchuck has stored
Something vaguely similar to this is that Glenn Gould would read piano sheet music without playing it until he understood it completely. He would then go and play it from memory.
I remember leaving the movie theater in 1984 (maybe 85) with my jaw dropped, feeling drained. Speechless. Spent. Astounded. In disbelief. I was a classically trained pianist just out of college working as a waitress. I've been watching it since.
Iris Blossom But you keep it alive for the rest of us. And for that, we admire you.
I was 11. I went to see it because it looked scary. I sat absolutely aghast for over two hours. I went home. My dad had a huge record collection. "Dad do you have anything by Mozart?" "Of course son, over there in the classical box." My dad and i sat and listened to Mozart for hours. What a day that was. Changed my music tastes forever.
I envy you, I was born in 84. Love this movie.
Did you ever get work as a pianist?
james knox mine too. I credit this film with opening my ears to classical music.
"The rest is just the same isn't it?"
Peace.
He said hold this L. XD
Mic drop more like 😂
justin ramos “hold my wig”
Imagine having someone as talented as Mozart taking the time to make a variation on a theme you composed and actually having fun doing so.
That is high praise, ladies and gentlemen. High praise. The most painful snub would have been for Mozart to refuse to adapt it because it was just uninteresting.
I also love the scene where Mozart is asked to satirize Salieri, and he states that that would be 'a challenge.' Think about that.
In the film, at least, Salieri's problem is in his own head. Mozart is not mocking him at all.
Also, understand that in real life, Mozart and Salieri were good friends.
Jacob Collier is kinda up there as his claim to fame gets bigger. Orchestra, Jazz, Microtonal composition. I think many musicians who are trying to be on par as Collier envy and wish to become equal to prowess we see in his work. But that’s just my two cents.
@Mateo James I don't get it with that guy JC I've watched videos of his concerts it's pretty fun for a person with ADD run from instrument to instrument but it's just how shall one put it "too many notes"
well, there it is
@@rickmaldoo4205 pp
Love it at the end, when Hulce laughs, and Jones jumps.. I think that was a spontaneous response to something he wasn’t expecting..
*A single note hanging there unwavering*
Just as it moves on ...
I was literally scrolling through the comments and read this as it was said. Freaky.
69 likes let's keep it that way
J- L. ABC *nice*
Kaweewee Boy SAME
Such a great movie. This movie made me first fall in love with classical music - until then, I grinded through weekly piano lessons without much interest. I went from that to wanting to learn everything I could about Mozart and then other composers.
Tom Hulce and Abraham both inscribed the performance of a lifetime, and by which they will always be remembered, no matter what other roles they play.
Agree, too bad Hulce didn't also win an Oscar, he should have, though I have to say Abraham's character is still tops of any movie ever
Just think: Abraham went from Salieri to Virgil Caine. “Ain’t life a motherfucker?”
@@creativestudio101 He couldn't have, they were both up for best actor. Hulce was fantastic but Abraham was incredible.
@@brandall101 Yeah, you right... I think Abraham's character was simply better, while Hulce's Mozart bordered on a caricaturistic depiction of Mozart. Didn't help. After all, despite the movie being called "Amadeus" it was really a movie about "Salieri".
I sound like His Majesty when I try to sight read.
+Reginald Dorsey me toooooo hahhaahaha
You, me, and most of us mortals. True.
lol same I've always been awful at sight reading
yep...
Reginald Dorsey ...Herr Mozart sound-read....
I actually know a friend from my parents who has a son that is 5 years my junior. I started to learn piano by age 12 and he a year later. I never gotten higher than the middle before post-secondary school made me dropped out. At the same time, by high school, HE had already completed all the necessary courses and was on the cusp of a musical DIPLOMA from the Royal Conservatory of music, and well on his way to become a professional music teacher by graduation.
Yet, I best remember him for loving food and playing games like any other kid in school. Sometimes, the most musical genius would never look the way you think they do.
Your friend graduating from anywhere doesn't make them "genius". It makes them thoroughly educated. Mozart didn't graduate from anywhere & he is considered one of the top geniuses of all time. You'd have to be very lazy & incompetent not to get a diploma after over a decade of training.
Tom Hulce was so brilliant in this - he showed a complex range of emotions- from vulgarity, depravity to seriousness to sensitivity. I never understood why he did not had a more succesfull career.❤❤❤
I agree. The only other movies I remember him from are "Animal House" and Disney's "Hunchback of Notre Dame". I can't recall ever seeing anything else with him in it.
@@MrDancyPantsTVWatch Dominic & Eugene.
He plays Ray Liotta's brother in that and he's really good in it.
The Inner Circle.
I think he's more of a theatre dude than a film dude.
It has been awhile but I reminded what a great movie "Amadeus" is. And what a great genius Mozart was.!
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Think ALL geniuses are great.
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That maniacal laugh that cuts out right at the end is absolute gold lol. He seems like a complete madman!
A mad genius, perhaps?
The emperor jumped LOL
He's sounding just like the Joker
@@eliasp8938composer, the joker 🇦🇹
Genius asshole.
The actor of Salieri is amazing as the music of Mozart.
MD Choi yeah, he was amazing
He won an Oscar for this movie.
@@kierkegaardrulez and he deserved it. :)
He also played OMAR in SCAREFACE... Sosa had him killed... Helecopor scene?.. Abraham Murry
Agree
Honestly, the emperor actually learns quickly. From stumbling the first two times to playing the piece perfectly the third time, if a bit slow. Like, by mundane standards, that is considered a quick study.
ah, that's why the men behind him grin so hard :)
7:07 A look of sheer contempt. What an amazing actor.
Yeah, at least Salieri won an Oscar.
The way F. Murray Abraham describes the music throughout the movie. Wow!
aarongtr180 yeah priceless lol.
That's a look of hatred not contempt. Salieri was in awe of Mozart not contemptuous of him.
I have seen Abraham multiple times (including live on stage) and IMHO this was his best performance overall, by a fairly considerable margin. (His nonverbal reactions in this scene are spot on.) To me, that says "director."
Oh, the burn on Salieri's face when Mozart improves the ending and starts throwing off effortless variations!
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The best part, when emperor gets scared of his loud obnoxious laugh in the end :DDD
+Flanger
I've always wondered whether or not that was actual acting, or whether the laugh really did scare the actor who played His Majesty!
Didn't realize that. He really got scared!
The most amazing thing about this is the quality of Mozart's compositions, and his legendary skill at numerous instruments. Here it is highly and enjoyably dramatized - and I love every second. Perhaps there was no feud or rivalry - we can't really know. We have Salieri, a respected musician in his day and to this day, with some number of surviving compositions, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart who is one of the greatest of all time composers, whose compositions not only survive but are played around the world, every day - I mean come on, MOZART and why WOULDN'T ANY other musician be envious of his incredible genius? The movie is highly enjoyable but unlike the Marvel superheroes, here we have an historical figure whose real output continues to be sublime and relevant hundreds of years after he composed it.
That a story based on a lie (that Salieri poisoned Mozart) be so popular depresses me. If I made a film as defamatory as this about a modern star I would have the pants sued off me.
In reality there was some tension between Germanic composers and their Italian colleagues, but also great respect between Mozart and Salieri. The records of the time show Salieri to be more highly favoured than Mozart both as a teacher and at court.
Was anyone really envious of Elvis, Dylan, the Beatles, Queen ... ?
F. Murray Abraham was the Mozart of this film.
💯
why?
Who is Hulce? Abraham is Mozart in this film.
Hulce is Hulce
f murray abraham is salieri not mozart
That maniacal laugh gets me every time.
Spectans1
LOVED it!
Entirely fictional.
I mozarts giggles with glee - like he finds it genuinely amusing being able to so fluently create such a good piece of music
I recall my third grade teacher telling us that if electric guitars had been around back then, Mozart would have been a rock star. For nearly twenty years that has colored how I perceive both the man and his music.
Glorious
Watch the Randy Bachman interview on the professor of Rock as he tells how he John Lennon and others used classical music for inspiration. The always considered Mozart to be a rock star, him and Bach.
Guitar with Orchestra
Bach, Pop. Mozart, Rock. Beethoven, Heavy Metal.
Little unknown fact: Mozart had an american accent before american accents were a thing!
You expected it to be accurate?
@@zackiechan2601 Well, they could have done a better job. Don't take it took seriously, I think his acting was amazing 😃
They did that intentionally. "American" accents are for characters whose native language would be German. Hence why F. Murray Abraham, playing an Italian, has a slight accent. All the English in the film is meant to be German. Hence why Mozart's German operas are translated into English for the film, but his Italian ones are not.
@@B_Squar3d That's really nice
@@B_Squar3d The director, Milos Forman, had all the actors speak in their native accents so they could focus on their characters, rather than spending time trying to “sound” German or Italian or whatever. Therefore they could just be totally into their character and not worry about if their accent sounds right or not.
Only Mozart could turn a simple little piece into a work of genius only sitting down once and playing around with it for a few seconds! Although Mozart was probably never disrespectful to Salieri directly, I could totally see him doing this with a simple little composition at a piano or organ. He was a musical genius after all! Just listen to his Twinkle Twinkle Little Star variations. He turned his simple childish composition into a masterpiece!
indeed! his 12 variations on the Maman melody truly represents his ability and restless creativity to turn a catchy piece into something rather grand.
Schoolgirl325 not nearly just mozart, so many people could do that
Writing variations on a simple theme is actually the bread and butter of composition.
Mozart apart, this guy playing the emperor role is so magnificent. He is the pure idea one has on what an emperor should behave a look like...a German emperor in any case
It's actually not very far off. The emperor he portrayed was Joseph II, the holy roman emperor. He was a very progressive person in history.
The emperor was Austrian and not German.
Yeah Mr Rooney was great
He was ferris beullers crazy principle!!!
Lol "on your feet, man, I'm not the Pope"
Sets, costume designs ...above & beyond exceptional 👏
Normal at the time 🇦🇹
"The rest is just the same isn't it?" ouch burn
Christ, why don't screenwriters write like this anymore??
because writing it again would be redundant
mlongpre100 Well slap my ass and call me "Judy"! God, how'd a rosy-cheeked little tomato like you get so gosh-darned witty?
+DaftSwank omg lmao that reaction! I doff me hat.
loved your comment😂
they became better
This movie as well as close encounter of a third kind should be periodically re-released in theaters. Timeless classics. As long as Hollywood doesn't remake either.
I agree. The genus of two different centuries.
They’d probably make Mozart a black, Jewish, lesbian, with one leg…intersectionality, you know.
@@PegasusBYUMozart as a black lesbian woman with a lot of overweight and Salieri as a white and blond ( because white people is the oppressor)
There seems to be a great deal of enthusiasm and joy in this portrayal of a great musician. 😃👏
Maybe I'm reading too deep into it, but I think his laugh represents the childlike, innocence yet unimaginable genius of God.
The death of the author is the birth of the reader, so take whatever you want from the movie as you wish.
7:06 "The rest is just the same, isn't it?"
That moment Salieri realised he was fucked
7:12 "It doesn't really work, does it?" *Court Musician: upgrade from Salieri to Mozart*
😂🤣😅
one of the best moments in the film is at 2:54- perfectly captures Salieri's shock that this lewd, disgusting man was the brilliant composer he so admired and there is envy yet regretful love for such powerful, enthralling music. This film was a masterpiece.
It's amazing how Abraham is able to portray 3 or more emotions at the same time. Just beautiful
Not tell me emperor:
Were you rushing?
Or
Were you dragging?
*Russian
*Dragon
And slap the emperor until he answer?
@@mornila And scream with all the forces of Salieri's lungs:
ANSWER!!!!
Imagine Mozart coming in and saying "not quite my tempo"
IM UPSET!!!!
Dat laugh at the end though.....
+Randy Gutierrez sponge bob
+Steven no, funny party fuck you yoy know
+Randy Gutierrez Hahaha, if you look closer, the emperor got scared by the laugh XD
My toddler cracks up every time she hears it she could watch it 100 time in a row if I let her!
We watched this in music class in junior high and all the boys in my class were imitating that laugh for weeks
This whole clip is just hugely great.
I was just going to say that F. Murray Abraham was masterful. Impressive in his role of Salieri. But just found out that he won the Oscar for it too (Tom Hulce was nominated too).
I guess if there was a greater award than that, he might have won it too.
Piano rules.
this movie is fund but Peter Shaffers the story is made up, and a very unfair portrayal of salieri. Salieri was not mediocre by any means. Even Beethoven learnt from him at some point. And there is no evidence he devised the killing of mozart. Mozart was himself the cause of his own early and unfitting death...he squandered away all the money and was a pauper..
but people had to have amazingly-good and utterly-bad to make a story right? so salieri was the victim.
***** Forgive me for butting in, but compared to Mozart, Salieri was not just mediocre. He was BAD.
Vera Evans I dont think he was BAD, he was an ok composer. Have you heard his works?
but even if he was bad, so what...thats not a reason to vilify him like this.
Salieri was not evil as this movie portrays...there is no evidence for the events in this movie. Its pure fiction.
We all like good and bad in every story and poor salieri is the victim here. Real life is not so simple...there is no villain and hero all the time. Mozart was a genius, but he was mostly responsible for his early death, with lavish lifestyle...this movie never talks about that.
I wish Salieri was alive then he could have sued Foreman and Shaffer for millions for defamation. LOL these crooks made a huge amount of money with pure lies.
***** I may have been a bit harsh on Salieri, which seems to be the tendency of history in general. One of his piano concertos, its in C Major, is actually quite good, especially the slow movement and the finale. And much of the work on the Bartoli album is well worth listening to. This poor man has the misfortune of being constantly compared to the greatest composer who ever lived.
Vera Evans greatest composer who ever lived? some would say Bach, I would say Beethoven, or Stravinsky. It all depends on how we define great to be I guess.
I was in my early 20s and this movie really turned me onto Mozart.... And still love it.
When people say Mozart was a genius, they dont know that he practiced composition on carriages, starting from his childhood. That's what made Mozart one of the top composer in the world that time.
Indeed he was a GENIUS.
A musical savant most likely.
He is actually considered as the "greatest musician of all time".
@@markgerardsoriyao640 could he rap tho?
@@markgerardsoriyao640 sure but I haven't seen him on soundcloud lately so I disagree wholeheartedly.
Salieri wanted so much to be a great composer.
Mozart wanted so much to make music
That or maybe Salieri was a bit old when he started playing music. Plus Mozart came from a musical family.
That is like a cain and abel reference
"Vanity and happiness are incompatible." -Glenn Close in Dangerous Liaisons
Salieri was as much an established composer as Mozart. This story is pure fiction.
Yeah, nah.. if you watch the movie, Mozart wants to be claimed to be the best just as much as Salieri.
"......tempo....tempo....lightly.....and....STRONGLY!"
one of my favorite movies of all time and an awesome movie poster...love it.
Salieri had such an appreciation for Mozart’s genius music. It’s sad to me how he really understands the beauty of it and how much he wants to create that same kind of beauty but can’t. I get why he thinks it’s unfair that Mozart was gifted with something he seemingly takes for granted. Mozart just is. He’s not aspiring to anything he just is.
You realize that this movie is fiction right? They were very close friends, and actually composed together on a couple of occasions. There was no jealousy. They had a great deal of respect for each other.
@@Leviticus_Prime You realize this comment is about the circumstances presented in the movie, right? Unless you're blind or illiterate, there's no reason to assume lagr7379 thought this portrayal was supposed to be historically accurate. You might as well substitute two random names for "Mozart" and "Salieri," because the film doesn't aim to depict these two historical figures accurately. All you _Amadeus_ critics and disdainful commenters bring up the same stupid, ignorant logic to "refute" the thoughts of people who do not consider historicity a prerequisite for a good film.
"Go on mock me, laugh! But that was not mozart laughing at me, that was god, that was god laughing at me through that that upseen giggle, So go rather laugh, laugh, show my mediocrity for all to so, but know this, one day I will laugh at you, before I leave this earth, I will laugh at you, "
*BLOWS OUT CANDLE*
“obscene” lol
I can hear his mocking voice while read this:))
We finally found out why Salieri became a vampire 😂
Go on! Mock me! That wasn't Stewie laughing, however... It was GOD!
**dramatic pose as the music thunders**
Im 18... And I LOVE Mozart and classical music, sure im also a metal head but classical music like Mozart holds a special place in my heart.
I'm 70, and I love everything from Rammstein to Rangstrom.
Good music is good music.
Alan Foster Does it all begin with "R"?
I am a 12-week old foetus and I LOVE Mozart and all classical music omg I love it so much I'm lifted to ejaculation everytime I hear it, I just had to comment this
TheOneMastodon Yes, judging from that highly intelligent comment you may actually be quite a bit younger than 12 weeks old.
Brace67 Maybe I'm still in me daddy's balls hahaha
Every great composers has a quote but of them is MOZART he had the most prestigious quote of all time and will be always remembered “HA HA HA HA HA”-Mozart
I love that this is an actual Mozart piece, and they deconstructed it into a simpler, awkward Salieri piece. The music direction and creativity in this film was truly unique and amazing.
This is the greatest movie of all time.
you are right
To me, a greatest movie made based on musical genius.
That laugh.. I love it
Hearing the voice of God through an obscene child. Nice one.
Insolence, rapidité, espiègleries, joie, génie effronté.. Mozart ❤️
Just watched this for probably the 50th or 60th time the other night. I agree that this scene is a great one, but the entire movie is amazing! If you haven't seen it and enjoy music, you owe it to yourself to see this movie now!!! You should get the Director's Cut which adds quite a few scenes left out of the original though... those scenes make the movie even better!!!
where can you watch the movie?
+band chick The regular version has been on Netflix for a while, but the Director's Cut you'll have to buy. And it's worth every cent!
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This part always makes me laugh!!! Its simply amazing that Mozart's music has endured throughout the ages! To start composing at the age of 4 is simply unheard of in today's day and age.
Alma Deutscher. She has a picture of Mozart’s sister near her piano at home.
@@warrengwonka2479 Typical of the modern day misandrist pigs.
@@marblemadness8870 i hope this is a joke comment
Really? Maybe it is just the west got soft. ruclips.net/video/omuYi2Vhgjo/видео.html
Mozart wrote in every genre, and exceled to the very highest levels in every genre. All other composers since have failed to match such hights. Beethoven struggle hard with his one opera and gave up on opera. Other composers glad to produce even a single piece at Mozart heights. Mozart in his 35 years produced 600+ pieces of music, most of which are quality. Other composers since then have produce good and great music, but most only a few pieces to that level. Mozart? Hundreds.
Violin concertos not so great.
@@charlieconlon4476 Disagree.
@@charlieconlon4476 agree to disagree
Alma Deutscher is working on it.
Wrong, he never wrote in post-trip hop neo-shoe gaze
As a classical string player there’s some aura that you get playing a Mozart piece. Nothing he wrote was particularly difficult to IMO but all of it just worked. I remember the first time I ever preformed Eine kleine Nachtmusik I basically sight read it and damn near got it the first time. It’s almost like you can feel him willing you on beyond the grave
Love when the song builds up toward the end, the director and cinematographer slowly pan and zoom towards Salierie's face as we see his demise happening just then.
Mozart's dad made him immortal but stole his childhood, which he compensated in adulthood, which in turn destroyed him. I think, if he knew and could choose, he would chose different life.
+FalconRS But if you believe in God, you have to believe that some people are God's gift. What small or great sacrifices they make in their lives is well compensated for in some way or another. There is no artist ever born since Mozart's death that does not wish they could share in even the smallest measure of his talent. Even pianists who hate playing his music would love to have his ability to compose and play.
+FalconRS sounds like a recounting of the life of michael jackson almost
+Giovanni Battista Vivaldi Thank you
+Giovanni Battista Vivaldi Michael Jackson was a genius song writer. He too composed many instrumental pieces which are still to be released.
They both died early. Michael's requiem is his recording of the song "Gone Too Soon." And they both had their childhoods stolen by failed, greedy, glory hungry fathers. But such as it is, when chosen to be God's gift to the world.
8:15 Mozart Scared The Majesty😂
lmao I noticed that
For those who don’t know, his variations on Salieri’s piece turn into the aria “Non più andrai,” from The Marriage of Figaro. So he just casually improvises his way into one of the most famous arias from one of his most famous operas.
Is the original theme really of Salieri?
I absolutely love this movie. Content is awesome, actors are awesome. Drama was just delightful & had much
more quality than most movies today.