by Warner Home Video
Sales Rank: 2034
Price: $13.99
The incredible story of wolfgang amadeus mozart told in flashback mode by antonio salieri - now confined to an insane asylum. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 02/08/2005 Starring: F. Murray Abraham Tom Hulce Run time: 158 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Milos Forman
Viewer Reviews the thing i always loved about this movie was how tragic salieri was as a character. he spends time in prayer thanking god for the passion he's given him, only to be crushed by a moron who's seemingly effortless ability eclipses his own. he can't understand why god would give him the desire, then 'make him mute'... this passion and drive are what made him so appealing! the added scenes make him a villain, and thus, for me at least ruin his character. i really wish i had not seen this version, because it impaired my opinion of the film. the scene where costanza came to find salieri working with her sick husband only to throw salieri out seemed like she was just 'looking out for her husband and wanted him to get his rest' and by kicking out salieri he loses his one chance in life to learn from this guy. it's tragedy. it makes him a sympathetic character... the director's cut makes it clear that she throws him out because she hates him, and rightly so, but as the viewer salieri DESERVES this treatment... it ruins the moment... salieri was so much 'deeper' in the theatrical version. i ached for him because it was so frustrating to watch someone fail against such a moronic force of nature as tom hulce's brilliant mozart... by making him an unforgivable character the movie was ruined for me. such a shame...
