Amadeus (1984)

Dana and Tom discuss their 1980s Best Picture winner selection in Amadeus from 1984: directed by Milos Forman, written by Peter Shaffer, starring F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, and Elizabeth Berridge.

Plot Summary: In the winter of 1823, Antonio Salieri (F. Murray Abraham) is in a psychiatric hospital following a suicide attempt. A priest is summoned to hear Salieri’s confession concerning his statement that he killed the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce). In his confession, Salieri reveals his contempt for Mozart’s obscenity, immaturity, and drunkenness. He cannot understand how God had chosen Mozart has his instrument to bring heavenly music to the world. As Mozart’s drunkenness and poor behavior destroy his health, marriage, and reputation, leaving him sick and broke; Salieri uses the situation to seek revenge on God and Mozart and prove he is more than mediocre.

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