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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