Amadeus worked not (just) because of Forman, but also the fact he had F. Murray Abraham, who elevated the fictionalization of Salieri from merely a sniveling ha

Amadeus worked not (just) because of Forman, but also the fact he had F. Murray Abraham, who elevated the fictionalization of Salieri from merely a sniveling has-been to a sardonic, somewhat unstable, social commenter on the most uncouth musical genius that world had ever seen. "Oh, that's lovely! I didn't know you wrote that!" "I didn't." It's fun to read about the real historical Salieri. The movie probably did far more to rehabilitate him as a composer despite being (intentionally) inaccurate.