Amadeus 4K 1984

Forman is a textbook director, according to the encyclopedia, who has devoted his work to exploring the limits of human freedom. And “Amadeus” was no exception.
Taking a classical poetic plot as a basis, the author processes it for himself.

Mozart, according to Forman, is an absolutely free man, but his freedom is not a rebellion against society. He simply doesn't know that freedom may not exist. Just as the birds of the sky don't know it, until later, of course. In the society around him, Mozart is the only nonconformist, with all that entails. Disgusting manners, tangling with singers, “hanging out” with the blacks. You don't want all that. I mean, let it happen, but quietly, so that Vienna doesn't discuss it. And the authorities should be more gentle and pitying, the authorities love it. Mozart is undoubtedly wretched, because he does not understand elementary things: the purpose of life is to secure his place under the sun, to arrange it, to secure and defend it from those who would encroach on it. And until he realizes this, everything in his daily life will be as it is, and even worse. Only he won't realize it.

Mozart is undoubtedly clever, since, no matter what, he does only what he thinks is right: no living soul can force him to engage in nonsense. Mozart, according to Forman, possesses a mind and will that prevent him from being broken, from being made anyone's courtier. He just doesn't have the usual external attributes of a strong-willed man - developed brow arches, a proper chin. But there is a natural non-conflict and not afraid to be known as a jester - and this luxury can afford only an intelligent whole person. But there is a continuous creative process: the soul is tuned to a certain wave and transforms it into the sounds of music, which always and everywhere accompany Mozart. But he is not a divine phonograph, he is the implementer of God's Providence, so his so often absent gaze, misplaced concentration and even his irritating hysterical laughter sound more like an apology for this sudden absence, as a filling of pauses, as a confirmation of the presence of his body in a given point of space in a given period of time. The conflict of a free soul accountable to no one and a body demanding attention to itself.

His antipode is a different story.

Salieri is a scheme of harmoniously developed conflict-free personality, a purely positive character.

He spent his whole life organizing his life and achieved everything through only his own efforts - what is not an example to follow. And with God he has long since established contractual relations, and with the Emperor he behaves almost as an equal, but very, very correct. Salieri is invulnerable, but, having reached the middle of his life's journey, he seeks justification for his existence. On the one hand, he is satisfied with himself and his present status, but on the other hand, he would like a melody, at least one divine one. And not for the sake of fame, because he has enough fame. He would like to prove to himself that everything is not in vain.

In the movie, the already mad Salieri claims that he is the cause of Mozart's death, the main character in the story. So the literary story is written from the words of a decrepit madman? Hardly.

Rather, it is God who answers the last plea of the mad old man - creates in the memory of people an immortal symbol of Salieri's evil genius.

Very high quality of realization of the author's idea.