Steven Schwartz <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Robert A. Martinez writes:
>
>>Does anyone know the true relationship Mozart and Antonio Salieri had? How
>>acurate is the move "Amadeus"?
>
>To the extent that there were two contemporary 18th-century composers
>named Mozart and Salieri, it's accurate - ie, not very. ... It is
>undoubtedly one of the worst, most pretentious pieces of tripe it's been
>my misfortune to sit through.
Come on Steve, the piece of tripe is fun. And I never read anywhere it
was intended to provide info on the Mozart-Salieri relation, neither to
be a biography of Mozarts life. Its intent is to give some entertainment,
and there it was successful to me at least.
>Salieri did not finish Mozart's Requiem as I think is shown in the play and
>film.
That is not shown in the film.
Mats Norrman
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