Amadeus

A riveting celebration of genius, Amadeus was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won eight, including best director and picture. The New York Times called the film “simultaneously illuminating, moving and just. It’s a major achievement.” The story of the great composer’s life, marking the director’s return to Prague for location shooting, features F. Murray Abraham’s haunting portrayal of the conflicted Antonio Salieri and the contrastingly energized title-role performance of Tom Hulce, who was likened by critic Roger Ebert to an “18th-century Bruce Springsteen.” 1984, 35mm, 180 minutes.