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AMADEUS (1984)

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THE BACK OF THE BOX
WHAT THE STUDIO WANTS YOU TO KNOW

    Amadeus triumphs as gripping human drama, sumptuous period epic, glorious celebration of the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - and the winner of eight 1984 Academy Awards, including Best Picture (Produced by Sauk Zaentz), Actor (F. Murray Abraham), Director (Milos Forman) and Adapted Screenplay (Peter Shaffer).
    It's 1781 and Antonio Salieri (Abraham) is the competent court composer to Emperor Jospeh II. When Mozart (Oscar nominee Tom Hulce) arrives at court, Salieri is horrified to discover that the godlike musical gifts he desires for himself have been bestowed on a bawdy, impish jokester. Mad with envy, he plots to destory Mozart by any means. Perhaps, even murder.

STARRING:

F. Murray Abraham: Antonio Salieri
Tom Hulce: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Elizabeth Berridge: Constanze Mozart
Simon Callow: Emanuel Schikaneder
Roy Dotrice: Leopold Mozart
Christine Ebersole: Katerina Cavalieri
Jeffrey Jones: Emperor Joseph II
Charles Kay: Count Orsini-Rosenberg

SCREENWRITER: Peter Shaffer

DIRECTOR: Milos Forman

RUNNING TIME: 160 minutes

STUDIO: Warner Brothers

Average Hollywood Guys Rating: B +

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GIGGLES, GLOBES AND OSCARS
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

ACADEMY AWARDS
(11 nominations and 8 wins)

Best Picture
(winner)

Best Actor - F. Murray Abraham
(winner)

Best Actor - Tom Hulce
(nominated)

Best Director - Milos Forman
(winner)

Best Adapted Screenplay - Peter Shaffer
(winner)

Best Art Direction/Set Decoration - Patrizia Von Brandenstein and Karel Cerny
(winner)

Best Editing - Nena Danevic and Michael Chandler
(nominated)

Best Cinematography - Miroslay Ondricek
(nominated)

Best Makeup - Paul LeBlanc and Dick Smith
(winner)

Best Sound - Mark Berger, Thomas Scott, Todd Boekelheide, Christopher Newman
(winner)

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GOLDEN GIGGLES

No awards or nominations given to this film.

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GOLDEN GLOBES
(6 nominations and 4 wins)

Best Picture (Drama)
(winner)

Best Actor (Drama) - F. Murray Abraham
(winner)

Best Actor (Drama) - Tom Hulce
(nominated)

Best Supporting Actor - Jeffrey Jones
(nominated)

Best Director - Milos Forman
(winner)

Best Screenplay - Peter Shaffer
(winner)

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THE GEEK BOX
TRIVIA TO IMPRESS YOUR EASILY IMPRESSED FRIENDS

• This movie was adapted from the play of the same name by Peter Shaffer, the same man who wrote the play. Although he did not receive a writing credit, director Milos Forman was heavily involved with the adaptation process.
• Although the characters themselves are based on real historical people, most of the events and interactions depicted in the film are fictitious. The most blatant of these is that Antonio Salieri is shown as a man who has sworn chastity for God, when in actuality he was married with 8 children. The other is the relationship between Salieri and Mozart with the two being depicted as enemies, when in fact the two were friends. Salieri even tutored one of Mozart's son's in the art of music.
• Great care was taken by director Milos Forman in recreating the operas exactly as they were seen in Mozart's time. To assist in these efforts original notes and set designs from the operas were examined, in several cases the scenes were filmed in the same locations that the operas debuted, and all of the scenes were shot using natural light.
• Originally Kenneth Brannaugh won the part of Salieri, however Milos Forman decided he wanted to use American actors instead and decided to recast the part. He turned down both Tim Curry and Mark Hamill who had both played the part on Broadway, and eventually the part was given to F. Murray Abraham.
• This film is one of only three in history to have first won a Best Play Tony and then go on to win a Best Picture Oscar. The other three films were My Fair Lady, A Man For All Seasons and The Sound Of Music.

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