1. Salieri did not commision the Requiem from Mozart. He didn't help write it, either.
2. Salieri didn't bring Mozart home sick during the opera. Mozart didn't even get sick at an opera during this time, as far as historians know.
3.The weather reports on the day Mozart was buried stated fair weather. It rained during his funeral in 'Amadeus'.
4. Mozart had 2 children, yet we only see one in the movie. And even that one was not the correct age.
5. Mozart died at 1:00 am, not around 8:00am.
6. Constanze didn't just appear out of the coach and walk in to find Mozart nearly dead. She was already home with him. Her sister Sophie was also there, as was Sussmayr. They are shown nowhere in the movie.
7. Mozart and Salieri didn't have the fierce rivalry as shown in the movie. In fact, they were probably only aquaintences, but Salieri did go to his funeral (as the movie shows).
8. While still on the topic of his funeral, the movie shows Constanze at the funeral, while all acounts of the real thing say she was to grief-stricken to attend.
These are just a few of many 'mistakes' in the movie. But, for what it is worth, I like the movie. But it should not be taken as a biography. |
