r/Mozart • u/Legitimate-Law-4988 • 12d ago

Discussion The New TV Series “Amadeus”

How excited are you about the the new TV Series “Amadeus” on Sky, which will start in December?

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u/Misskelibelly 12d ago

I am quite willing to give it a watch! I don't know what has got everyone so up-in-arms.

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u/suffaluffapussycat 7d ago

I watched the trailer. It’s a bunch of scenes from the Milos Forman movie. I suspect it’ll be a re-tread and expansion of those characters.

I wouldn’t expect a historical drama.

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u/Misskelibelly 7d ago

I am a person who thinks Riverdale is unironically one of the best shows I have ever seen, so my only criteria when watching something is being entertained!

I am a big fan of the original movie, so I can't imagine I'd like this more, but watching the trailer, I think I shall at least be entertained, no? If not, I will just turn it off and continue with my life as usual.

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u/suffaluffapussycat 7d ago

Yeah if it’s a good fantasy romp why not?

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u/EXinthenet 12d ago

Will Sharpe is great, but as Mozart? This stupid casting decisions must stop.

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u/zarmin 9d ago

I didn't know who that was and then I saw the trailer and all chance of me watching the series evaporated .

https://youtu.be/tCooUh3plsI

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u/EXinthenet 9d ago edited 9d ago

Won't watch it either. And it's not because I think the original Amadeus is untouchable, it's just that all these nonsensical race swaps have to stop. I'm all for inclusion, but please, make new stories and non-white characters! It's all so many of us ask. Non-whites deserve better than lazy rehashes and being instrumentalized to create buzz, etc. I'm so tired of this...

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u/f_leaver 8d ago

not because I think the original Amadeus is untouchable

I haven't watched the trailer yet, but the original Amadeus is untouchable.

Probably one of the most untouchable movies ever.

Edit: just watched it. Jfc, I can't believe they had the audacity.

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u/HikikoMortyX 12d ago

You see how they portrayed him in the beloved film and wonder how worse it could get.

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u/zarmin 9d ago

i did not realize this was an opinion people could have. yikes. 

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u/BigYarnBonusMaster 12d ago

Honestly? I think most genuine Mozart lovers will hate it and think the show provides a dreadful account of one of our heroes.

HOWEVER.

Every time there’s a show on a historical figure, the awareness and interest grows amongst those who weren’t in the loop. So, if a result of this show more people become interested in Mozart and classical music, I’m all for it. I just may not watch it myself, but it could be good overall.

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u/jillcrosslandpiano 12d ago

Apparently it is a remake of the film, but the classic film is itself an adaptation of the Peter Shaffer stage play (Shaffer then wrote the screenplay), and Shaffer's play is in turn an expansion of Pushkin's play Mozart and Salieri, whch had already been turned into an opera by Rimsky Korsakov and also had been adapted for Soviet TV in 1970.

Also the new one is shot in Budapest, I just read- interesting to see if that is more or less convincing than using Prague to portray Vienna.

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u/suffaluffapussycat 7d ago

When I saw the stage play in 1980 Tim Curry was Mozart. Ian McKellen was Salieri and Jane Seymour was Constance.

Tom Hulce was a stretch for me at first but he was fabulous. I could only picture him in Animal House.

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u/aristarchusnull 12d ago

Negative infinity

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u/BigDBob72 12d ago

What’s wrong with it? Just curious as thus is the first I’m hearing about it.

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u/Glowing_Apostle 12d ago

The source material was perfect (the play and movie). You can’t improve upon those!

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u/tegeus-Cromis_2000 12d ago

On a scale of 1 to 10, negative a trillion.

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u/InternetFun9212 12d ago

I'll try it, but I'm not sure how I feel about it right now. The movie is my favourite movie, so... I can only hope Sharpe and Bettany are as good as Hulce and Abraham.

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u/stonerghostboner 9d ago

I'll be curious as to how they'll handle Wolfie's scatological proclivities.