Амадей
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Antonio Salieri promises God chastity and a modest life in exchange for the opportunity to become a famous composer. He is convinced that God agrees. Salieri truly becomes a talented and acknowledged composer. But he realizes that the gift of genius is given not to him, but to Mozart, an eccentric teenager. The name ‘Amadeus’ means the love of God, and this love is addressed to Mozart, not to Salieri.
It’s painful. Salieri declares the deal with God invalid and wishes to revenge by destroying Mozart.
God doesn’t make deals. The highest punishment for Salieri, all the long years of his life, was the painful understanding of the immortality of Mozart’s music.