![]() He gambles away his money and carouses with the Viennese nightlife, then works feverishly on operas and symphonies to support his small household. Salieri embarks on an elaborate campaign to destroy a man-child on whom he believes God has unfairly bestowed creative genius. But what really gets the older man seething is Mozart's mannerisms he's a grinning goof with a high-pitched giggle and an adolescent's social skills, and he playfully mocks Salieri's stiff demeanor and formal, uninspired style of musicianship. Into the royal court comes a potential rival in the form of music prodigy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce), whose lively melodies, tossed off effortlessly by the 26-year-old, are far superior to Salieri's. Three decades previously, Salieri held an exalted position as the state composer in the Austrian Imperial palace of the 1700s. Murray Abraham) has just attempted suicide in an asylum and wants to confess his mortal sins to a tremulous young priest. At the start of AMADEUS, the aged Salieri ( F.
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