-1984: Amadeus
To Salieri’s horror, Mozart is not a dignified artist. He is a crude, loud, childish, and irreverent young man who giggles uncontrollably, crawls on the floor with his fiancée Constanze, and uses scatological humor. Salieri is disgusted but also intrigued. The Emperor commissions Mozart to write an opera for a royal banquet. Salieri is tasked with presenting a simple "March of Welcome" of his own composition. Mozart arrives, hears Salieri’s march, and without any malice, casually "improves" it on the spot, transforming it into the brilliant melody from The Marriage of Figaro ("Non più andrai"). Salieri is stunned. He is the only one in the room who truly understands what just happened: he has just witnessed effortless genius. God, it seems, has given His greatest gift to a "giggling, dirty-minded creature." The Betrayal of God From this moment, Salieri declares war on God. If God will not give him genius, he will destroy God’s instrument on earth. He vows to ruin Mozart. He begins by publicly mocking Mozart’s opera The Abduction from the Seraglio as having "too many notes." Mozart’s Struggles Mozart marries Constanze (Elizabeth Berridge) against his father’s wishes. He struggles financially because his bold, emotionally complex music is not popular with the aristocracy, who prefer simple, pleasant sounds. He works desperately, composing at a furious pace. The Trap: Salieri’s Masterpiece Salieri devises a cunning plan. He knows Mozart is desperate for money and recognition. He anonymously commissions Mozart to write a Requiem Mass , intending to claim it as his own at Mozart’s funeral. Salieri will finally have a "masterpiece" to present to the world, stolen from the genius he destroyed. The Marriage of Figaro and The Enemy Within Mozart writes The Marriage of Figaro , a revolutionary opera about servants outsmarting their masters. The Emperor bans many of its performances due to "too many notes" and its subversive themes. Salieri, watching from his box, is tortured. He hears music so perfect it seems divine, yet it comes from a man he despises. He later spies on Mozart and Constanze, seeing their poverty and childish love, and feels only envy. Don Giovanni and the Death of Leopold Mozart’s father, Leopold, dies. Tormented by guilt (he believes he neglected his father), Mozart writes the opera Don Giovanni , which features a stone statue of a murdered man dragging the sinful Don Juan to hell. Salieri sees the opera and recognizes the scene as Mozart confronting his own guilt. He realizes that Mozart, in his pain, channels God’s voice more purely than ever. The Final Act: The Requiem Mozart is now broken: exhausted, poor, and alcoholic. One night, a masked figure (Salieri in disguise) knocks on his door and delivers the anonymous commission for the Requiem . A terrified Mozart, believing the figure is the ghost of his dead father come to haunt him, accepts. He becomes obsessed, believing he is writing his own death mass.
It seems you're asking for the full story of the 1984 film (directed by Miloš Forman), based on Peter Shaffer's stage play.
Here is a detailed summary of the full story of Amadeus (1984). The film begins with an old, frail Antonio Salieri (F. Murray Abraham) in a mental asylum, confessing to a priest that he is responsible for the death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He claims he is the "patron saint of mediocrity" and that Mozart was God's "obscene" chosen instrument. Flashback: Salieri's Vow to God As a young man in 18th-century Vienna, Salieri loves music more than anything. He prays to God, vowing chastity and devotion in exchange for becoming a great composer. His prayer seems answered: he becomes the court composer to Emperor Joseph II, a powerful and respected (though not brilliant) musician. He is content, believing his talent is a gift from God. The Arrival of the "Creature" Salieri hears of a musical prodigy, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce), who is touring Europe with his domineering father, Leopold. Salieri is eager to meet this divine genius. At a royal reception, he encounters Mozart for the first time.
Salieri visits the dying Mozart and offers to help write down the Requiem as Mozart dictates. During a sleepless night, Salieri writes as Mozart composes. For the first time, Salieri is physically close to genius. He is overwhelmed with awe and horror. He realizes the Requiem is a masterpiece beyond anything he could ever imagine. Mozart collapses. Salieri helps him home and confesses everything: the commission, the disguise, his envy. He admits to being Mozart’s "enemy." In a final act of twisted mercy or malice (the film leaves it ambiguous), Salieri gives Mozart poisoned wine. The Death of a Genius Mozart, delirious, dictates the last sections of the Requiem to Salieri. As he finishes the "Lacrimosa" (the tearful day of judgment), he stops. He speaks of the death of his father, of his own impending death, and then falls unconscious. The next day, Mozart dies. He is buried in a commoner’s pauper’s grave, unmarked, as Salieri looks on. The Old Salieri’s Conclusion Back in the asylum (1823), the old Salieri finishes his confession. He has outlived Mozart by 32 years, his music forgotten while Mozart’s is celebrated. He tells the priest that God killed Mozart, not him. God gave the world a divine genius, then let him die in poverty and be buried in dirt. Salieri claims he was merely God’s tool—a mediocrity who bore witness.
To Salieri’s horror, Mozart is not a dignified artist. He is a crude, loud, childish, and irreverent young man who giggles uncontrollably, crawls on the floor with his fiancée Constanze, and uses scatological humor. Salieri is disgusted but also intrigued. The Emperor commissions Mozart to write an opera for a royal banquet. Salieri is tasked with presenting a simple "March of Welcome" of his own composition. Mozart arrives, hears Salieri’s march, and without any malice, casually "improves" it on the spot, transforming it into the brilliant melody from The Marriage of Figaro ("Non più andrai"). Salieri is stunned. He is the only one in the room who truly understands what just happened: he has just witnessed effortless genius. God, it seems, has given His greatest gift to a "giggling, dirty-minded creature." The Betrayal of God From this moment, Salieri declares war on God. If God will not give him genius, he will destroy God’s instrument on earth. He vows to ruin Mozart. He begins by publicly mocking Mozart’s opera The Abduction from the Seraglio as having "too many notes." Mozart’s Struggles Mozart marries Constanze (Elizabeth Berridge) against his father’s wishes. He struggles financially because his bold, emotionally complex music is not popular with the aristocracy, who prefer simple, pleasant sounds. He works desperately, composing at a furious pace. The Trap: Salieri’s Masterpiece Salieri devises a cunning plan. He knows Mozart is desperate for money and recognition. He anonymously commissions Mozart to write a Requiem Mass , intending to claim it as his own at Mozart’s funeral. Salieri will finally have a "masterpiece" to present to the world, stolen from the genius he destroyed. The Marriage of Figaro and The Enemy Within Mozart writes The Marriage of Figaro , a revolutionary opera about servants outsmarting their masters. The Emperor bans many of its performances due to "too many notes" and its subversive themes. Salieri, watching from his box, is tortured. He hears music so perfect it seems divine, yet it comes from a man he despises. He later spies on Mozart and Constanze, seeing their poverty and childish love, and feels only envy. Don Giovanni and the Death of Leopold Mozart’s father, Leopold, dies. Tormented by guilt (he believes he neglected his father), Mozart writes the opera Don Giovanni , which features a stone statue of a murdered man dragging the sinful Don Juan to hell. Salieri sees the opera and recognizes the scene as Mozart confronting his own guilt. He realizes that Mozart, in his pain, channels God’s voice more purely than ever. The Final Act: The Requiem Mozart is now broken: exhausted, poor, and alcoholic. One night, a masked figure (Salieri in disguise) knocks on his door and delivers the anonymous commission for the Requiem . A terrified Mozart, believing the figure is the ghost of his dead father come to haunt him, accepts. He becomes obsessed, believing he is writing his own death mass.
It seems you're asking for the full story of the 1984 film (directed by Miloš Forman), based on Peter Shaffer's stage play.
Here is a detailed summary of the full story of Amadeus (1984). The film begins with an old, frail Antonio Salieri (F. Murray Abraham) in a mental asylum, confessing to a priest that he is responsible for the death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He claims he is the "patron saint of mediocrity" and that Mozart was God's "obscene" chosen instrument. Flashback: Salieri's Vow to God As a young man in 18th-century Vienna, Salieri loves music more than anything. He prays to God, vowing chastity and devotion in exchange for becoming a great composer. His prayer seems answered: he becomes the court composer to Emperor Joseph II, a powerful and respected (though not brilliant) musician. He is content, believing his talent is a gift from God. The Arrival of the "Creature" Salieri hears of a musical prodigy, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce), who is touring Europe with his domineering father, Leopold. Salieri is eager to meet this divine genius. At a royal reception, he encounters Mozart for the first time.
Salieri visits the dying Mozart and offers to help write down the Requiem as Mozart dictates. During a sleepless night, Salieri writes as Mozart composes. For the first time, Salieri is physically close to genius. He is overwhelmed with awe and horror. He realizes the Requiem is a masterpiece beyond anything he could ever imagine. Mozart collapses. Salieri helps him home and confesses everything: the commission, the disguise, his envy. He admits to being Mozart’s "enemy." In a final act of twisted mercy or malice (the film leaves it ambiguous), Salieri gives Mozart poisoned wine. The Death of a Genius Mozart, delirious, dictates the last sections of the Requiem to Salieri. As he finishes the "Lacrimosa" (the tearful day of judgment), he stops. He speaks of the death of his father, of his own impending death, and then falls unconscious. The next day, Mozart dies. He is buried in a commoner’s pauper’s grave, unmarked, as Salieri looks on. The Old Salieri’s Conclusion Back in the asylum (1823), the old Salieri finishes his confession. He has outlived Mozart by 32 years, his music forgotten while Mozart’s is celebrated. He tells the priest that God killed Mozart, not him. God gave the world a divine genius, then let him die in poverty and be buried in dirt. Salieri claims he was merely God’s tool—a mediocrity who bore witness.
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