Amadeus, 1984 - ★★★½

For such an influential and undeniably well made film, it a little bit underwhelming? Sure there’s no “Hamilton” without F. Murray Abraham’s Salieri, and the opera staging scenes are amazing - but it also felt a lot like a Hollywood metaphor as much as Mozart biopic.

This isn’t a complaint about the historical accuracy either. I’d be fine with a more mythological take on these myth-like figures - but would’ve loved to have seen more of Vienna and less scenes about studio notes.