Winning nearly all major categories in the 1984 Oscars, Miloš Forman’s ravishing adaptation of Peter Shaffer’s drama focuses on a brash, crass Mozart (Tom Hulce) and his beleaguered rival Salieri (Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham), initially told in flashback through the elder composer’s “final confession.” Returning to Prague for the filming, Miroslav Ondříček’s cinematography captures unforgettable spaces. (Miloš Forman, 1984, 35mm-to-DCP, 158 minutes)
“Amadeus is a film about talent and freedom, and how their incompatibility with society leads to their destruction in the name of ideology.” – Miloš Forman
The 2024 restoration is presented through the courtesy of the Academy Film Archive and Teatro Della Pace Films.
Part of the film series New Restorations: The ’80s Rewind.