On the third day of Ekagra film festival a Hollywood movie ‘Amadeus’ was screened here on Friday at Antarang Hall, Bharat Bhawan.
Amadeus is a 1984 American period drama film directed by Miloš Forman and written by Peter Shaffer.
Adapted from Shaffer's stage play Amadeus (1979), the story is a variation of Alexander Pushkin's play Mozart I Salieri, in which the composer Antonio Salieri recognizes the genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart but thwarts him out of pride and envy.
The story is set in Vienna, Austria, during the latter half of the 18th century. Antonio Salieri believes that Mozart's 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.
The film was nominated for 53 awards and received 40, including eight Academy Awards (including Best Picture), four BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globes, and a Directors Guild of America (DGA) award. In 1998, the American Film Institute ranked Amadeus 53rd on its 100 Years, 100 Movies list.
The film festival Ekagra is a regular monthly event organised by Chhavi series of classical cinema, Bharat Bhawan under which movies of different genres is being screened. Each time Ekagra is being organised differently, and this time it will feature the movies made on historical personalities.
This festival includes the biographical movies on the famous personalities from history. It evoked a pretty good response by the movie goers of the city.