Amadeus is a 1984 American drama film directed by Miloš Forman. The movie is adapted by Peter Shaffer from his stage play of the same name. This version adds modern scenes and introduces or excludes some of the material found in Shaffer's original play. The film stars F. Murray Abraham as Salieri and Tom Hulce as Mozart.

This movie focuses on the mental state of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The universal themes in this film are sanity and music, which have been explored by many authors. Oliver Sacks' book, Musicophilia, explores the connection between music and mental health. Also, the movie challenges conventional thinking about society during the Classical Age of Vienna, when music was a staple in everyday life.

In this movie, we see a challenge of dealing with the meaning of life and music in an age where sanity is questioned. The psychologist Oliver Sacks reveals how individuals are able to relate to their thoughts and emotions through sensory perspective. Amadeus becomes a visual meditation on this very phenomenon.

In Amadeus, Mozart offers to write music for the archbishop's new mass but is insulted when Salieri begins singing a loud note to demonstrate his range. This scene demonstrates how much of an egoist Mozart was, as he took Salieri's interruption as an insult only his own accomplishments warranted. It also shows how competitive these two characters were, even if they were not competing with each other directly. In fact, this scene demonstrates that there is conflict between them even before Salieri makes his move against Mozart by arranging for him to be dismissed from the court in Kassel where he had been living at that time.

Amadeus is one of the best films about human beings, music, and society. The movie is an exceptional depiction of the psychology of music, not just in terms of what composers like Mozart wrote, but also in terms of how they functioned as musicians. The movie provides an extraordinary insight into the enormous effect that music can have on both the mind and the soul.

A look at the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a child prodigy who composed over 600 works by the age of 26. His creative genius and his struggles with his mental health are explored with unflinching honesty.

A celebrated exploration of the mind of Mozart and how his genius was bound up with his madness. This is a remarkable film of astonishing beauty, which in its exploration of the mysteries of creativity touches upon many profound questions about human nature.

Amadeus is a biographical drama of famed composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The film begins in 1780s Vienna and follows a young servant named Antonio Salieri, who contends with a genius he both hates and worships: Salieri's contemporary, Mozart. Though the two men seem utterly different—Mozart as a partier and spendthrift, Salieri a humble but driven musician—their fates would become intertwined by a dark secret at the heart of their rivalry.

The film tells the story of Mozart's final years and his bitter rivalry with Antonio Salieri, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the world of Vienna's musical elite in the late 18th century. Written by Peter Shaffer and directed by Milos Forman, this lush production is an excellent introduction to the power that music can take on in shaping one's life. It also shows us how musicians became gods.

Here, the music of Mozart is shown to have a tremendous impact on people, who are drawn to it in a way that goes well beyond simple entertainment. The film explores creation and inspiration, illness and sanity, reality and illusion. The music score was composed by Academy Award winner Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber.

The film recounts the enigmatic rivalry between Mozart and Antonio Salieri (F. Murray Abraham). Here we see him behind closed doors where he sits experiencing a spiritual and psychological crisis. His imagination is stretched to its limits, his talent has been suddenly extinguished, and his mind is swept clean by musical madness. He looks at himself in a mirror and sees an old man who no longer recognizes himself.