Comments on: AMADEUS: Monday Nights with Oscar http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/amadeus-monday-nights-with-oscar/ thinking film Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:41:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Juliana http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/amadeus-monday-nights-with-oscar/#comment-292113 Juliana Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:05:38 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/amadeus-monday-nights-with-oscar/#comment-292113 Amadeus: The best film. Milos Forman: The best director. Hulce & Murray Abraham, incredible. Amadeus: The best film. Milos Forman: The best director. Hulce & Murray Abraham, incredible.

]]> By: James http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/amadeus-monday-nights-with-oscar/#comment-212714 James Fri, 06 Jul 2007 23:15:18 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/amadeus-monday-nights-with-oscar/#comment-212714 I've always loved this film. An exquisite film with lush production values. Mozart's such a long ago figure, it's probably impossible to ever completely know or understand the man behind the sublime music. No first hand eyewitnesses are left to accurately describe him. So much of this is conjecture. Taking whatever existing evidence is left and trying to form a picture of the man. Because he lived before the days of photography, even paintings are misleading. Some paintings I've seen of Mozart depict a rather attractive young man. Others depict a short, stocky, rat-like figure. Although, indeed where history begins and movie poetic license begins is questionable. At any rate a fine film and F Murray Abraham is the standout. And if you're a fan of classical music/opera the film is simply scattered with familiar and sublime musical gems. You could simply enjoy and appreciate the film for that alone. I’ve always loved this film. An exquisite film with lush production values. Mozart’s such a long ago figure, it’s probably impossible to ever completely know or understand the man behind the sublime music. No first hand eyewitnesses are left to accurately describe him. So much of this is conjecture. Taking whatever existing evidence is left and trying to form a picture of the man. Because he lived before the days of photography, even paintings are misleading. Some paintings I’ve seen of Mozart depict a rather attractive young man. Others depict a short, stocky, rat-like figure. Although, indeed where history begins and movie poetic license begins is questionable.

At any rate a fine film and F Murray Abraham is the standout. And if you’re a fan of classical music/opera the film is simply scattered with familiar and sublime musical gems. You could simply enjoy and appreciate the film for that alone.

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