Common Sense Note
Parents need to know that Amadeus is a 1984 movie based on a play. The film includes an attempted suicide, disturbing images of mentally ill men kept chained and naked in a sanitarium, and some sexual hanky-panky, but there's little else of concern for teenage viewers. Mozart has his wife-to-be translate when he says backward phrases such as "eat my s--t" and "kiss my ass." Words like "damn," "hell," and "s--twit" also are used. Mozart is frequently shown to be drunk, working or running around town with a bottle of wine close at hand. Parents also should know that there's no real evidence to back up this movie's plot.
Sexual
Content
Mozart enjoys romps with his wife -- some kissing and groping shown. A naked backside and partial breasts shown. Implied sexual liaisons between Mozart and the star of one of his operas. Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro is set in a brothel, which provokes strong objections from the king as well as other composers. Male nudity in a sanitarium.
Violence
The main character attempts suicide by slashing his wrists; blood is visible. A man chokes to death on food. Disturbing images of mentally ill men kept chained and naked in a sanitarium.
Language
Mozart has his wife-to-be translate when he says backwards phrases such as "eat my s--t" and "kiss my ass." Words such as "damn," "hell," and "s--twit" also are used.
Social
Behavior
The importance of being dedicated to working hard at musical composition is shown in both Mozart and Salieri, perhaps the only trait the two men have in common.
Consumerism
Not applicable
Drugs / Tobacco /
Alcohol
Social drinking, sometimes to excess. Mozart is frequently shown to be drunk, working or running around town with a bottle of wine close at hand.
