Films directed by MiloS Forman (Film Guide)

Source: Wikipedia. Commentary (films not included). Pages: 26. Chapters: Amadeus (film), Black Peter (film), Goya's Ghosts, Hair (film), Loves of a Blonde, Man on the Moon (film), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (film), Ragtime (film), Taking Off (film), The Fireman's Ball, The Ghost of Munich, The People vs. Larry Flynt, Valmont (film), Visions of Eight. Excerpt: Amadeus is a 1984 period drama film directed by MiloS Forman and written by Peter Shaffer. Adapted from Shaffer's stage play Amadeus (1979), the story is a variation of Alexander Pushkin's play Mozart i Salieri (¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿, 1830), in which the composer Antonio Salieri recognizes the genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart but thwarts him out of envy. The story is set in Vienna, Austria, during the latter half of the 18th century. The film was nominated for 53 awards and received 40, including eight Academy Awards (including Best Picture), four BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globes, and a Directors Guild of America (DGA) award. In 1998, the American Film Institute ranked Amadeus 53rd on its 100 Years... 100 Movies list. See the article Amadeus about the stage play that the film is based on for some notes on the historical accuracy of the script.The story begins in 1823 as the elderly Antonio Salieri (F. Murray Abraham) attempts suicide by slitting his throat while loudly begging forgiveness for having killed Mozart (Tom Hulce) in 1791. Placed in a lunatic asylum for the act, Salieri is visited by Father Vogler (Richard Frank), a young priest who seeks to take his confession. Salieri is sullen and uninterested but eventually warms to the priest and launches into a long "confession" about his relationship with Mozart. Salieri's tale goes on through the night and into the next day. He reminisces about his youth, particularly about his devotion to God and his love for music and how he pledges to God to remain celibate as a sacrifice if he can somehow devote his life to music. He describes how his father's plans for him were to go into commerce, but suggests that the sudden death of his father, who choked to death during a meal, was "a miracle" that allowed him to pursue a career in music. In his narrative, he is suddenly an adult joining the 18th century cultural elite in Vienna, the "city of musicians." Salieri begins his career as a devout, God-fearing man who believes his