It's not pretending to be accurate. And if anything Salieri gets slandered much more than Mozart. The man was by all accounts a very talented and generous musician. He taught Schubert and a very young Franz Liszt.
shareTotally agree. It's not pretending to be an accurate biopic at all. It should be taken on its own terms and enjoyed for what it is - great fun, beautiful to look at, well acted and sublime music. What's not to like?
shareIt's never been in doubt that Salieri is slandered more than Mozart. Mozart possibly wasn't quite the buffoon he's portrayed as in Amadeus, but there is some evidence to suggest he had a bit of a dirty sense of humour - he wrote a song called "Leck mich im Arsch" ("Lick me in the arse") after all. There's doesn't seem to be anything that suggests Salieri resented Mozart, so to imply he wanted him dead is reaching a bit, I think.
shareI don't remember who initially came up with this response, but I always use this interpretation when anyone questions the accuracy of this film: This is the story of Mozart from Salieri's point of view, an older Salieri who is confined to an insane asylum, whose memories are confused and mind is failing.
shareIt's not a historical story, so no need for 'accuracy'. It's basically a completely fictional story making use of non-fictional characters.
And yeah, Salieri is hard done by in the film. Which is a shame, because Amadeus would be the only way he is known to 90% of the people he IS known by, and many would think it a true depiction of what he was like.
Never defend crap with 'It's just a movie'
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