Amadeus - videos, teasers and stills from filming
All videos, teasers and footage from the filming of the film "Amadeus"
Amadeus (1984)
Timing:
2:40 (160 min)
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What's left behind the scenes
- The story told in the film is largely fictional. In reality, Salieri was much more popular than Mozart at the time and enjoyed well-deserved respect. Schubert, for example, even dedicated one of his works to him. And among the composer’s students were Beethoven and Liszt. But thanks to Pushkin, poor Salieri began to be perceived by the masses as a villain and an envious monster. It is worth noting that Salieri’s guilt was never proven, and the only evidence against him is his self-accusation made in old age during a state of mental disturbance. Miloš Forman takes this as his starting point.
- Mel Gibson auditioned for the role of Mozart.
- The opera "Don Giovanni" was filmed on the same stage where it was first performed.
- In one scene of the film, Mozart calls Christoph Willibald Gluck "boring" and says "I don't like him" about Handel. In reality, both Gluck and Handel were among Mozart's favorite composers.
- Communist Prague, with its lack of modern TV antennas, plastic, and asphalt, proved to be an ideal substitute for filming Vienna.
- Only four sets were built for the filming: Salieri's chamber, Mozart's apartment, a staircase, and a vaudeville theater. Everything else was filmed on location.
- The play on which the film is based was first performed on November 2, 1979, on the stage of the National Theatre in London.
- The concept of Mozart's irritating laughter came from letters of his contemporaries. One of them described his laughter as "contagious frivolity," while another compared it to the screech of metal on glass.
- Tom Hulce practiced playing the piano for four hours a day to appear convincing.
- The 1985 Academy Awards ceremony took place in Los Angeles on March 25th. In the finale, elderly Laurence Olivier took to the stage to present the award for Best Picture of the Year. He was so excited that instead of announcing the nominees, he simply read: "It's 'Amadeus'." An Academy official went on stage to check if Olivier had made a mistake, and upon confirming everything was in order, signaled accordingly.
- Tom Hulce was born on December 6th. His character Mozart died on December 5th.
- The name Amadeus varied during Mozart's lifetime: Lat. Amadeus, Ger. Gottlieb, Ital. Amadeo, Gr. Theophilus, which means "beloved by God".
- The entire film was shot using natural lighting.
- The music in the film was recorded in advance and played in the background during filming.
- The first movement of Mozart's Symphony No. 25 in G minor plays during the opening credits of the film.
- The costumes and sets in the film's opera scenes were made according to sketches of real costumes and sets from the 18th century.
- The director's cut of the film is 180 minutes long.
- F. Murray Abraham (Salieri) appears significantly older than Tom Hulce (Mozart); the actors' age difference is 14 years. In reality, Salieri was less than 6 years older than Mozart.
- In the film, Salieri takes a vow of celibacy, while in reality, he was married to Therese von Helfertstorfer, the daughter of a retired official. Therese bore Salieri seven daughters and one son.
- The Man in Black in the film orders a requiem from Mozart in winter. In actuality, it was the middle of summer.
- The film shows one child, whereas the Mozarts actually had six children, but only two survived.
- In one scene, Mozart attends his first audience with Emperor Joseph II, who plays a march specially composed by Salieri. At the end of the scene, Mozart plays the same march and decides to “improve” it. The final version he plays is actually the motif of the famous aria “Farfallina” (“Non piu andrai”) from Mozart’s opera “The Marriage of Figaro”; the scene is pure fiction.
- The opera “Don Giovanni” was filmed on the same stage where it premiered.
- In one scene of the film, Mozart calls Christoph Willibald Gluck “boring” and says, “I don’t like him” about Handel. In reality, both Gluck and Handel were among Mozart’s favorite composers.
- The 1985 Academy Awards ceremony took place in Los Angeles on March 25th. In the finale, elderly Laurence Olivier took the stage to present the award for Best Picture. He was so excited that instead of announcing the nominees, he simply read: “It’s ‘Amadeus’.” An Academy official went on stage to check if Olivier had made a mistake, and after confirming that everything was in order, signaled accordingly.
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