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Amadeus is a 1984 American period biographical drama film directed by Miloš Forman, and adapted by Peter Shaffer from his 1979 stage play of the same name, in turn inspired by the 1830 play Mozart and Salieri by Alexander Pushkin. Set in Vienna, Austria, during the latter half of the 18th century, the film is a fictionalized story of Wolfgang ...
1984 Winner LAFCA Award. Best Director. Milos Forman. 1984 Winner LAFCA Award. Best Screenplay. Peter Shaffer. 1984 Nominee LAFCA Award. Best Music. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Sep 19, 1984 · Amadeus: Directed by Milos Forman. With F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Roy Dotrice. The life, success and troubles of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as told by Antonio Salieri, the contemporaneous composer who was deeply jealous of Mozart's talent and claimed to have murdered him.
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- Biography, Drama, Music
- Milos Forman
- 1984-09-19
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Technical Awards ''Amadeus,'' which swept most of the technical awards, and ''A Passage to India,'' the film version of E. M. Forster's novel about the effects of British rule on India and vice ...
Amadeus for a time increased the popularity of Mozart’s music, and the soundtrack album won the Grammy Award for best classical album in 1985. The movie was adapted by British playwright Peter Shaffer from his own play of the same title, which opened in London in 1979 and won a Tony Award in 1981. The bitter rivalry between Salieri and Mozart ...
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Mar 26, 1985 · March 26, 1985 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. “Amadeus” dominated the 57th annual Academy Awards ceremonies Monday night, winning eight Oscars, including the best-picture award and a best-actor ...
Apr 14, 2002 · Salieri hates Mozart but loves music more, and cannot live without yet one more work that he can resent for its perfection. True, Salieri plans to claim the work as his own--but for a man like him, that will be one more turn of the screw. Advertisement. "Amadeus" (1984) swept the Academy Awards and had a considerable popular success.
