It is probably the case that Mozart’s music constitutes its own monument and the phrased and sampled use of his work here serve the film’s theme more than that legacy. However, through Salieri, the film serves as a portrait of the complexity of human feeling. So…
ODI.ET.AMO.ERGO.SUM
(I guess).
The most immediately recognisable emotion in Salieri is jealousy. But, note how deeply conflicted and amorphous that simple, one tone emotion can be. The word jealous comes from the Greek zélos,…
