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Amadeus - Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780790765150
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0790765152
Label: Warner Home Video
Languages: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 StereoFrench (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled),
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
MPN: D37464D
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 24, 2002
Running Time: 180 minutes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: September 19, 1984
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Editorial Review:
A note-perfect cinematic event whose immortality was assured from its opening night, Amadeus is an unlikely candidate for the director's-cut treatment. Like one of Mozart's operas, the multiple Oscar-winning theatrical version seemed perfectly formed from the outset--ideal casting, costumes, sets, cinematography, lighting, screenplay, music, music, music--so the reinstatement of an extra 20 minutes simply risks adding "too many notes." Yet though this extended cut can hardly be said to improve a picture that needed no improvement, it does at least flesh out a couple of small subplots and shed new light on certain key scenes. Here we learn why Constanze Mozart bears such ill will towards Salieri when she discovers him at her husband's deathbed, and we see deeper into the reasons why Mozart has no students. The structure of the picture is otherwise unaltered.
The director's cut of Amadeus finally accords this masterful work the DVD treatment it deserves. The handsome anamorphic widescreen picture is accompanied by a choice of Dolby 5.1 or Dolby stereo sound options, and it's all contained on one side of the disc. Director Milos Forman and writer Peter Shaffer provide a chatty though sporadic commentary, but they're obviously still too mesmerized by the movie to do much more than offer the odd anecdote. The second disc contains an excellent new hour-long "making of" documentary, with contributions from Forman, Shaffer, Sir Neville Marriner, and all the main actors, taking in the scriptwriting, choice of music, casting, and problems involved in filming in Communist Czechoslovakia with half the crew and extras working for the Secret Police. --Mark Walker
Gripping human drama. Sumptuous period epic. Glorious celebration of the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This marvelous winner of eight Academy Awards(R) portrays the rivalry between the genius Mozart (Tom Hulce) and the jealous court composer (Best Actor Oscar(R) Winner F.Murray Abraham) who may have ruined Mozart's career and shortened his life.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - I LOVE THIS MOVIE!
Even though I typically only watch The Director's Cut of this film, this version is still good to have. For one, it's the original theatrical cut of the movie that was released back in 1984, second, it has a feature that the two-disc director's cut does not have: an optional isolated music-only track that plays along with the film. It's great because it features music that has never been included on any of the various soundtrack album permutations that have been released over the years.
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Rating:  - More historical accuracy would have done more justice to the movie
This movie was one of the best Hollywood has ever produced. I do not have to repeat the salient features one more time, as scores of reviewers already did that.
However, what disturbed me was this. This movie was based on historical facts. I am very sad to say that, the director, to elevate Mozart's greatness, went great lengths to put down Maestro Salieri to the extent that he showed Salieri having difficulty in composing a small welcome march to Mozart. That was the height of inaccuracy. ... Read More
Rating:  - Solid
I found that the film was not at all as I expected- a staid Merchant-Ivory type production mixed with a hint of Masterpiece Theater. This was both good and bad. On the positive side is the very dramatic structure of the film, being told from Mozart's inferior rival's, Antonio Salieri's (F. Murray Abraham), point of view. On the down side is the over the top performance by Tom Hulce, as Mozart, especially with that pointlessly distracting guffaw. Also, as the DVD delineates which scenes were altered, extended, ... Read More
Rating: - An Unforgettable Classic
Amadeus is a gripping drama based on the wonderful play by Peter Shaffer. This is an unforgettable film which explores the universal theme of mediocrity in the face of greatness. Antonio Salieri, (F. Murry Abraham), is court composer in the court of Emperor Charles of Vienna. He is loved by everyone and esteemed because of his musical creations. However, a new genius comes on the scene: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, (Tom Hulse). Salieri immediately recognizes the genius of this extraordinary man, although he is ... Read More
Rating: - Amadeus- Director's Cut
The Director's version added about thirty minutes and a fair amount of information. It's a beautiful film that deals with brilliance, mediocrity, jealousy, obsession, and tragedy. What's not to like! Thank you Amazon.com. Rich
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