Still one of my top films, if not THE top favorite of mine.

Rating: Null/10 (19 July 1999)

I am a musician and had enjoyed classical music as a kid, but never really gave it much emphasis. In 1984 I was watching the American Academy Awards show and witnessed this film win eight Oscars and was intrigued. When I found out that it was re-released in the theatres I went to see it right away and was so assaulted and engulfed by the sights and SOUNDS. Then the music of Mozart itself moved me in such a way that I delved deep into classical music throughout my college years. Milos Forman put together two outstanding actors, an incredible costume and wardrobe director, a phenomenal screenplay (let's not forget that this was a Broadway play first), shot the film around incredible architecture, and combined all these elements to support the music. The film is gratuitously generous with the music of the man himself. Neville Mariner, the conductor of the orchestra used in the film, was a man inspired by the greatness surrounding him for his renditions of Mozart's music for the film rivals even the best recordings I've heard.
Amadeus still ranks in my top three films, if not number one, even after fifteen years.