Nominees:
Amadeus
The Killing Fields
A Passage To India
Places in the Heart
A Soldier’s Story
Winner:
Amadeus
Amadeus
The Killing Fields
A Passage To India
Places in the Heart
A Soldier’s Story
Winner:
Amadeus
Story: Antonio Salieri (F. Murray Abraham) believes that Mozart's (Tom Hulce) music is divine. He wishes he was himself as good a musician as Mozart so that he can praise the Lord through composing. But he can't understand why God favored Mozart, such a vulgar creature, to be his instrument. Salieri's envy has made him an enemy of God whose greatness was evident in Mozart. He is set to take revenge. Hilarity ensues.Trivia: The movie was shot in Prague and Vienna, in fact, the "Don Giovanni" scene was shot on the same stage as the original debuted. The scene was being shot in part on the Fourth of July. During one take, upon Milos Forman's call of "Action", a large American flag unfurled from the ceiling. 500 extras stood up from their seats and begun to sing "The Star Spangled Banner". The only extras that did not stand up were about thirty people, scattered throughout the theater. At first they were thought to be normal people, but it was later discovered that these thirty were members of the Czech secret police.
So, tell me what you think? Did you like Amadeus? Would you have picked another movie as Best Picture? Why?
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Amadeus was a very rich film, both musicly and visually. Tom Hulce and F. Murray Abraham turn in masterful performances as Mozart and Salieri. The movie was shot on location and was fantastic. This is one of my favorite movies and is definitely my pick.
The Killing Fields is about the experiences of journalist Dith Pran, who survived the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia where large numbers of people were killed and buried. Estimates of the number of dead range from 1.5 to 3 million out of a population of nearly 8 million people. Standard family fair.
A Passage to India is about the tensions between natives of India and British colonials when a white woman, Adela Quested, accuses a native man, Dr. Aziz, of attempted rape. Bring the whole family.
Places in the Heart tells the story of a Southern widow who tries to keep her farm together with the help of a blind man and an African-American man. It stars Sally Fields, who won the Acdemy Award for best actress and it is this win in which she utters the oft mocked line, "You like me! You really like me!", not for Norma Rae as I had stated earlier.
A Soldier's Story tells the story of an African-American officer who investigates a racially-charged murder on a United States Army base during World War II.
Oh yeah, one more tidbit. Today is Mozart's birthday. He was born 250 years ago in 1756.
Sing with me "Amadeus, Amadeus....A..madeus" OK, loved the movie, loved the music, loved the acting and is one of my favorite movies too. Close second would be Places in the Heart.
I knew it was his birthday because or Google.
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