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Salieri's sweet tooth

posted 11 years ago by garbiedog
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I didn't realize until I watched the director's cut, but Salieri had a major sweet tooth. They added several scenes that included him pigging out, always on sweets. Not sure why I never noticed that in the original version...but dang, those 18th century sweets looked good! In the director's cut, there's a scene where Salieri shares a dessert with Mozart, cream cheese with sugar and rum, eaten like a pudding. Sounds hella good - will have to try that.

Proved by Dr. Maynard A. Quackstein's famed "Dolphin Resentment Study."

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[–] Suzume-san 11 years ago

Indeed. And Vienna is the ideal place to indulge such a passion; it's a city full of cream cakes, ice-cream, strudels, tortes... Sticky gluttony, Salieri calls it in the play script.

[–] SVU14_1 11 years ago

I also heard/read somewhere that his passion for food, particularly sweets was symbolic of his celibacy. He swore off sex to commit himself to writing music for God; the desire for sex turned into the desire for food.

Indeed, the Austrian court in the 18th Century was full of very decadent food. Since Salieri was from the court, he had access to the best of the best.

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[–] bastasch8647 10 years ago

Yes, the film features glorious contemporary food. It's a wonder if Saliera didn't come down with diabetes from indulging so much. :)

[–] webbrl-177-543920 9 years ago

I also heard/read somewhere that his passion for food, particularly sweets was symbolic of his celibacy. He swore off sex to commit himself to writing music for God; the desire for sex turned into the desire for food.

Same sight gag as Brad Pitt's character in OCEAN'S 11.

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