| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Won | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role F. Murray Abraham |
| Best Art Direction-Set Decoration Patrizia von Brandenstein Karel Cerný | |||
| Best Costume Design Theodor Pistek | |||
| Best Director Milos Forman | |||
| Best Makeup Paul LeBlanc Dick Smith | |||
| Best Picture Saul Zaentz | |||
| Best Sound Mark Berger Thomas Scott Todd Boekelheide Christopher Newman | |||
| Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium Peter Shaffer | |||
| Nominated | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role Tom Hulce | |
| Best Cinematography Miroslav Ondrícek | |||
| Best Film Editing Nena Danevic Michael Chandler | |||
Orion Pictures
Directed by Milos Forman
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Blu-ray, DVD, Warner Bros.)
Antonio Salieri has his world turned upside down by the arrival of a young, impetuous composer by the name of Mozart. Court composer Salieri attends every performance of every opera, yet at the same time plots his ruin, eventually turning to murder. As for Mozart, he's a vulgar drunk with an obscene laugh. "Vulfie", as his wife calls him, likes to spend his nights drinking with harlots while she stays home with the kids. He writes operas in his spare time with little to no effort. After more than two hours, I was beginning to despise him as much as Salieri. Still, there is the music, brilliantly realized by Neville Mariner, which saves this from being a complete bore.
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