Released 1984
Stars F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge
Directed by Milos Forman
 
This movie was nominated for 11 Academy awards, including Best Picture and two Best Actor nominations. It won 8, including Best Picture and Best Actor for F. Murray Abraham. There's a reason for all of the awards--it's that good. It's about the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, but this is no stuffed-shirt period piece. It's told through the confessions of Antonio Salieri, Mozart's rival, who claims he murdered Mozart. It's about how the musical genius of Mozart drove Salieri to do what he did.