"A prodigal son story with God as the father, is how actor Paul Bettany describes Amadeus, the Peter Shaffer play that became a celebrated film in 1984. Both depict the rivalry between Austrian court composer Antonio Salieri and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a former child phenomenon whose towering talent exposes Salieri as mediocre and stuck in his ways. Salieri, who believes a composer's gift to be divine, is so affronted by this upstart that he renounces God and sets about destroying Mozart."
"Now Amadeus has been remade for TV, with Will Sharpe in the title role and Bettany as Salieri. The series, which begins with Mozart arriving in Vienna in a rickety carriage and promptly throwing up in the street, is written by Joe Barton, the Black Doves and Giri/Haji writer known for his leftfield approach to genre TV. Little surprise, then, that Amadeus takes liberties with the classic period drama, injecting it with modern-day dialogue and gloriously anarchic flourishes."
Amadeus dramatizes the rivalry between Antonio Salieri and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, showing Mozart's extraordinary talent as exposing Salieri's mediocrity. Salieri believes musical genius to be divine, becomes enraged by Mozart's ease, renounces God and schemes against him. The story has been remade for television with Will Sharpe as Mozart and Paul Bettany as Salieri. The series opens with Mozart arriving in Vienna and vomiting in the street and is written by Joe Barton, who applies a leftfield, genre-bending approach. The remake blends period setting with modern dialogue and anarchic flourishes. Filming took place in Budapest, with the cast enduring summer heat in wigs and full costume.
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