I saw the theatrical cut first and thought it was flawless, but I noticed there were some unexplained things. Regardless, it was still perfect.
The DC, while still good, reveals way too much about Mozart and Saleri's life. I didn't need to know he was broke, that was evident towards the end. I didn't need to know more about Saleri's anguish and distrust of God, it was more evident as the film went along.
It demystified the movie for me.
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I recently watched the Director's Cut of this movie and did not like it at all. Somewhere in the movie Salieri says of Mozart's music something along the lines of "displace one note and there would be diminishment."
That's how I feel about the Director's Cut of Amadeus. The theatrical version was perfect. When you mess with perfection, you diminish it.
This is not meant as a judgement on the Director's cuts of other movies, only this one.
This was my favorite film growing up. I don't know how many times I have seen it. Being able to see the Director's Cut has breathed new life into the film for me, so that's nice.
I have no problem with most of the extra scenes. They shed some new light on things. For instance, at the end of the movie, when Constance says "I regret we have no servants to show you out, Herr Salieri" that refers directly back to his having his servant see her out when she arrived for their rendezvous.
I didn't like the scenes with the guy with the dogs, that just seemed a little annoying. Although it did show another way in which Salieri messed with Mozart.
I really don't know what to think of the director's cut, since that was the version I saw when I saw Amadeus for the first time. I can see why some scenes are downright unneeded, and explains the obvious a bit too much.
Unfortunately I haven't even seen the theatrical release, because I cannot find it anywhere, because this movie only seems to be released as a ''The Director's Cut only'' version on DVD and Blu-Ray.
But I found the movie amazing, and now that I know of the other scenes, I can see why the theatrical release is preferred by many. The Director's Cut doesn't make the movie any worse though.
I only watched the director's cut. Now I started to wonder if it has kind of diminished what would have been a perfect film. Pray somebody tell me if in the original cut there is this scene that a drunken Mozart goes to the "dog" gentleman's house and asks for money. This scene has been haunting me since it is so out of place, against not only the personality of the real Mozart but even that of the fictitious Mozart in the movie. I would be so relieved if the original cut left this scene out.
shareYES, the original theatrical film left that scene out. The directors cut added everything from the point where Salieri asks Constanze to come back later that night, to Mozart leaving the dog gentleman's house in anger. About 15 continuous minutes I think. It also added another 7 minutes of other unneeded stuff.
shareTHANK you so much. Really glad to know.
shareIt's called the director's cut for a reason, it's what the director intended, that's why it is much more superior and has a better flow.
Theatrical cuts are done by studio's for financial reasons, they think a lot will turn away due to the ling running time.
Only those with no valid argument pick holes in people's spelling and grammar.
It's called the director's cut for a reason, it's what the director intended, that's why it is much more superior and has a better flow.
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Directors can be self indulgent at times. It is also only for the novelty value, of having an alternative version made available. The DC of AMADEUS, is not the film that ended up winning best picture and while I enjoy the extended scenes of Salieri in the sanatorium, everything else added in was superfluous. They ruined the tempo of the original, theatrical cut.
Interesting thread.
shareJust watched the theatrical version today, and it is far superior. It drags already, and we know what the story is about enough. No need to add another 20 minutes of nonsene. The nude constanze scene is perhaps all that could have been left in, to explain her hostility towards Salieri at the end.
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