AMADEUS (1984)
Directed by Milos Forman
CAST:
F. Murray Abraham .... Antonio Salieri
Tom Hulce .... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Elizabeth Berridge .... Constanze Mozart
Jeffrey Jones .... Emperor Joseph II
Charles Kay .... Count Orsini-Rosenberg
Simon Callow .... Emanuel Schikaneder / Papageno
Christine Ebersole .... Katerina Cavalieri / Costanza
Roy Dotrice .... Leopold Mozart
Patrick Hines .... Kappelmeister Bonno
Jonathan Moore .... Baron Van Swieten
Cynthia Nixon .... Lorl
Roderick Cook .... Count Von Strack
Richard Frank .... Father Vogler
Nicholas Kepros .... Archbishop Colloredo
Kenneth McMillan .... Michael Schlumberg (2002 Director's Cut)
Kenny Baker .... Parody Commendatore
Barbara Bryne .... Frau Weber |  |
SYNOPSIS:
On a November night in 1823 a distracted old man offers from his window an appalling confession to the city of Vienna: "Forgive me, Mozart. Forgive your assassin." Moments later he attempts suicide, and is rushed through the snowy streets to the General Infirmary, a grim building containing all manner of sick and desperate patients. Some weeks afterwards, confined in a private room, he is visited by the Hospital Chaplain, Father Vogler. While obviously contemptuous of the priest, the old man is drawn to confess to him. His story, told throughout one night, forms the substance of the film.
The old man is Antonio Salieri, once the most famous musician in Vienna. A small town Italian lad from Legnago, he worked his way up to becoming Court Composer to Emperor Joseph II, brother of Marie Antoinette and lover, in a limited way, of music. All his early life Salieri had been possessed by one driving desire: to serve God through music. As a boy he made a solemn vow to Him in Church, offering his chastity, his unremitting industry, and his deepest humility if God in His turn will grant him musical excellence as a composer, and immortal fame for its exercise. Read more...
PHOTOS & MEDIA:
TRIVIA:
• Amadeus is Charles Kay's most high-profile film, as well as one of his most well-known roles.
• Co-star F. Murray Abraham was initially considered for Charles Kay's part, Count Orsini-Rosenberg, before he was cast as Salieri.
• Charles Kay later appeared in the London revival of Amadeus in 1998, this time as Emperor Joseph II.
LINKS:
http:// Official DVD (Director's Cut) Site
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