Movies 74, 84, 94, 04, 14: “Amadeus (1984)”
Fri 19 Jan 2018, 7.30 pm
TPD
From TPD:
Movies 74, 84, 94, 04, 14 will weekly bring you five of the most excellent movies produced in 1974, 1984, 1994, 2004 and 2014. These may not be the best movie of the year, but they surely are notables works in the history of world cinema.
The movie of this week is Amadeus (1984), directed by Milos Forman.
Film notes
AMADEUS / US / 1984
R / 160′ / Biography – Drama – History
Directed by Milos Forman
Amadeus is a period drama film directed by Miloš Forman, adapted by Peter Shaffer from his stage play Amadeus. The story, set in Vienna, Austria, during the latter half of the 18th century, is a fictionalized biography of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart’s music is heard extensively in the soundtrack of the movie. The film follows Italian composer Antonio Salieri at the court of Emperor Joseph II, and his jealous vendetta against his younger rival, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
The film was nominated for 53 awards and received 40, which included eight Academy Awards (including Best Picture), four BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globes, and a Directors Guild of America (DGA) award. As of 2016, it is the most recent film to have more than one nomination in the Academy Award for Best Actor category. In 1998, the American Film Institute ranked Amadeus 53rd on its 100 Years… 100 Movies list. [Wikipedia]
Language: English with Vietnamese subtitles
• The film screening is for educational purpose and fundraising for Young Cinema Fund of TPD
• Donation (at the door): 20,000 VND/audience
• Doors open at 7 pm and close when the screening room is full
• Seats are assigned on the first-come-first-served basis
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Translated by Hanoi Grapevine
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