Revisiting Peter Shaffer’s 1979 play Amadeus is no small feat ...It’s a bold move. the original play – and the 1984 filmadaptation – already felt exhaustive, sometimes overwhelmingly so. Yet Barton manages something unexpected ... The trailer for Amadeus ... .
Does the truth matter in a film about historical events? This question sits at the heart of any biographical drama, shaping how we judge the balance between storytelling and accuracy. Early in Richard Linklater’s Blue Moon, I thought of Amadeus... .