Rrr.rrr.rrr.rrock me Amadeus. Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadaeus, oh oh oh.. Amadeus.
I’m currently enjoying the Director’s Cut (WHAT? What’s that I said about Director’s Cuts yesterday?) of Amadeus on Blu-Ray. I have seen it before – more than a decade ago on VHS. But I’ve forgotten just how fun this film is. You’ve got the brilliant Tom Hulce as Wolfang Amadeus Mozart, a fun-loving, energetic, philandering musical genius. F. Murray Abraham as the downtrodden, bitter, jealous Italian maestro Salieri who believes, as an old man, responsible for Mozart’s death (and Abraham’s old age make-up is incredibly good).
Amadeus won 8 Oscars, and it’s not hard to see why. The production design is so beautiful, the cinematography stunning, and the performance and direction absolutely superb. It’s funny, entertaining and dramatic. To an extent it reminds me of Sofia Coppola’s excellent Marie Antoinette, a film that shares a very similar look and feel in all departments (although unlike Amadeus, features a contemporary soundtrack which works a lot better than you’d think).
Amadeus: The Director’s Cut is a film I’d like to buy on Blu-Ray at some point as it’s definitely re-watchable.
