A disciplined composer's envy curdles into obsession as a hedonistic prodigy's genius soars and burns.
Melancholy and campy. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating. A true story.
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The thing to know: moderate sex and nudity, more than a PG usually carries. Beyond that, mild language and nothing scary.
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Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Salzburger composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
No. Brace yourself.
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