AMADEUS is a triumph in delivering a biography wit...

Rating: 9/10 (6 September 1998)

AMADEUS is a triumph in delivering a biography without the frills, all feeling and spirit, and no excessive druggie depression. F. Murray Abraham received a well-deserved Oscar for the role of the jealousy-ridden Salieri, with Tom Hulce in his finest role to date as the brilliant but childish Mozart. What is truly great about this "music-bio" is that there is no real hero to this story. Every character has the right to be hated or cheered for. Instead of glib facts, AMADEUS relies on human emotions to tell its tale, relating it with style, humour, mystery, and astonishment. This is truly one of the best films of 1984.