Amadeus (Blu-ray Book) [Blu-ray]

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Actor: Barbara Byrne, Elizabeth Berridge, F. Murray Abraham, Lisbeth Bartlett, Tom Hulce
Brand: Warner Brothers
Cinematographer: Miroslav Ondr?cek
Composer: Neville Marriner
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language); Italian (Original Language); German (Original Language)
Format: Classical, Color, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.40:1
Running Time: 180 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-02-10
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Warner Home Video

DVD Reviews of Amadeus (Blu-ray Book) [Blu-ray]

DVD Review: A different movie.
Summary: 5 Stars

A different movie with omitted scenes put back in. Much darker undertone for main character. Great, funny, stellar acting by F. Murray. Buy it now.

DVD Review: Teachers Beware
Summary: 4 Stars

I have shown the original version of this movie many times over the years in my classroom as part of a unit on Mozart and was very familiar with the content of the movie. This newer version contains scenes that were not in the original and I was not aware that scene 16 contains nudity until I showed it to my seventh graders-so beware! By the way, this movie is unrated as there were no ratings for movies at that time-the original does contain some inappropriate language which I explain to my students that the use of this language helps to explain Mozart's behavior.

DVD Review: my favorite movie
Summary: 5 Stars

this is simply my favorite movie, the blu ray looks incredible, directors cut footage is great.
music cd included. what more do you want, just buy it if you like mozart.

DVD Review: What a great movie!
Summary: 4 Stars

This artistic biography of Amadeus Mozart is not just for classical music fans. If your into music of any type the excitement of musical genius can be paralleled with the artist that inspires you. An exciting movie in and of itself, whether you love music or never even turn on the radio, this movie will hold you in trance to the very end. You will find yourself searching for Mozart CD's or MP3s on Amazon right after the disc pops out. You may even be thinking of getting yourself a keyboard. The blu-ray version is not much better than an upconverted DVD but it is better. I believe there was not enough extras included for this to be a "special" release, but still well worth adding to your collection.

DVD Review: Extra scenes are a bit racy, but great movie!
Summary: 5 Stars

Love this movie. One scene was particularly revealing, so be careful when watching with children.

Description of Amadeus (Blu-ray Book) [Blu-ray]

Gripping human drama. Sumptuous period epic. Glorious celebration of the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This marvelous winner of eight Academy Awards(R) portrays the rivalry between the genius Mozart (Tom Hulce) and the jealous court composer (Best Actor Oscar(R) Winner F.Murray Abraham) who may have ruined Mozart's career and shortened his life.

The satirical sensibilities of writer Peter Shaffer and director Milos Forman (One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest) were ideally matched in this Oscar-winning movie adaptation of Shaffer's hit play about the rivalry between two composers in the court of Austrian Emperor Joseph II--official royal composer Antonio Salieri (F. Murray Abraham), and the younger but superior prodigy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce). The conceit is absolutely delicious: Salieri secretly loathes Mozart's crude and bratty personality, but is astounded by the beauty of his music. That's the heart of Salieri's torment--although he's in a unique position to recognize and cultivate both Mozart's talent and career, he's also consumed with envy and insecurity in the face of such genius. That such magnificent music should come from such a vulgar little creature strikes Salieri as one of God's cruelest jokes, and it drives him insane. Amadeus creates peculiar and delightful contrasts between the impeccably re-created details of its lavish period setting and the jarring (but humorously refreshing and unstuffy) modern tone of its dialogue and performances--all of which serve to remind us that these were people before they became enshrined in historical and artistic legend. Jeffrey Jones, best-known as Ferris Bueller's principal, is particularly wonderful as the bumbling emperor (with the voice of a modern midlevel businessman). The film's eight Oscars include statuettes for Best Director Forman, Best Actor Abraham (Hulce was also nominated), Best Screenplay, and Best Picture. --Jim Emerson

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