Directed by John Madden Shakespeare in Love plays like a Shakespearean play, namely Romeo & Juliet. There's the central love story, the forces that work against them (like a suitor, old English mafia, the playwright's rival) and then the bitter, tragic end. Knowing what the film was trying to do makes it, to me, a … Continue reading Shakespeare in Love (1998)
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Amadeus (1984)
Directed by Milos Forman We see Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart through the eyes of a contemporary, Antonio Salieri (F. Murray Abraham), a man full of envy and awe. Framed through his immense jealousy, the film is big, broad and cutting. It makes Mozart (Tom Hulce) a juvenile virtuoso with a unique laugh and builds a Stepbrothers-like rivalry … Continue reading Amadeus (1984)
