The Director's Cut

Rating: 10/10 (14 March 2008)

I don't have a lot to add to the movie that hasn't already been said, it is a truly awesome accomplishment.
I do want to make some comments on the Director's cut. I think that the scenes were well performed and shot, but I'm not sure if they added anything to the movie. The whole scene in Madame Caliveri's dressing room was unnecessary. When she pummeled Mozart with the flowers, we had already gotten the point. Five more minutes of exposition on the point just made Salieri look dense.
The scene with his ham-handed attempt to coerce Constanza into sex was questionable (Probably would have gotten the film an R rating if not cut). The fact that he could help and wouldn't was good enough. Then again, it does explain her open hostility to the guy in the death scene at the end.
The canine concert was funny, but was completely unneeded.
Another point, I usually hate historic films because they usually get so much wrong. Amadeus is a film I can forgive, partially because they repeat falsehoods that have been around for hundreds of years, and partially because it is such a well-made film. Still, I think it is fair to say the historic Antonio Salieri was a much better person than this film makes out.