Amadeus (1984)
Directed by Miloš Forman
In a Vienna asylum, the old court composer Antonio Salieri confesses to a priest how he envied the young Mozart from his first arrival at the imperial court to his pauper's grave.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 2Salieri's boyhood≈ 00:10:00Legnago, ItalyInferred
As a boy in Italy, Salieri prays to be made a great composer while his father wants him in trade.
- 3Archbishop of Salzburg's reception≈ 00:13:00Vienna, AustriaStated on screen
Salieri first sees the vulgar young Mozart, then hears his music at the Archbishop's palace in Vienna.
- 4Imperial court≈ 00:22:00Hofburg, ViennaStated on screen
Emperor Joseph II receives Mozart and commissions an opera.
- 5Burgtheater premieres≈ 00:40:00Vienna, AustriaInferred
- 6The Magic Flute≈ 02:20:00Theater auf der Wieden, Vienna (former)Stated on screen
- 7Mozart's lodgings≈ 02:30:00Vienna, AustriaStated on screen
- 8Pauper's grave≈ 02:35:00St. Marx Cemetery, ViennaInferred
- 9Asylum≈ 00:01:00Vienna, AustriaStated on screen
After a suicide attempt, old Salieri is taken to an asylum and begins his confession; the story returns here throughout.
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 519 km
- Places
- 5
- Countries
- 2
- Stops
- 8
- Not shown: 514 km
- Horse: 4.6 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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