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Review
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Brilliant, luscious film, centred on Salieri's frustration
at his failures when young fop Mozart just coasts through
one brilliant melody after another while he, having even
foresworn sex for music, produces nothing but
mediocrities. Abrams is superb, as is Jones as Emperor
Joseph. About the fundamental mystery of genius-- on whom
do the gods bestow their gifts and why? Has the wonderful
audacity to make Salieri the only person in Mozart's life
who really does appreciate his genuis. Even the other
musicians are too obsessed with personal status to notice.
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