Amadeus - Don Giovanni Scene

[g.stephen]

just an fyi. this scene was filmed in the Nostiz Theatre (Estates) in Prague. Mozart stood in that very spot, in this very opera house during the debut of Don Giovanni in Oct 29, 1787. talk about production value.

[fredericopinto]

The opera house depicted here is the ACTUAL opera house that Mozart conducted Don Giovanni back in the 1780s. That is insane.

[richdiana]

F.Murrays performance was enchanting and flawless. One if my very favorites.

[TheLeglonnaire]

To me, it is unfortunate but when an artist is at the deepest of their depression/lows in life, they produce some of their most beautiful works. And yet what rings most with me is that, at their lowest moment, they seem to be most honest, and produce their masterpieces.

[MrJL]

"I saw to it that don Giovanni was only played five times in Vienna, but in secret i went to every one of those five"
That line is one of my absolute favorites in any movie. Its so evil and haunting, but at the same time so sad and desperate. The delivery is just spot on. Here is a man trying desperate to make people not recognize the true genius that got the gift of music which he feels he was denied. His entire character can be summed up with that brilliant sentence.

[TheaterRaven]

"Amadeus". Breathtaking from start to finish and this, by far, is the best scene in the movie. Gives me chills every time.

[rebeccamcdermott]

God, this scene gives me chills every single time without fail.

[hhyten]

It was for this scene that I went to see Amadeus in the movie theater three times in the summer of 1985. It planted the seed that blossomed into my love of opera. Grazie a Lei.

[tjhooker]

I have seen Don Giovanni twice live and this scene NEVER loses its teeth.

[angeldreyesdiaz]

1:43. Thats what I love of this movie, the attention to Mozart's music and detail. They made a sound effect to the statue's footsteps and it sounds just like Leporello described:" Ta, ta, ta, ta". In a way that just adds tension to the opera and fear to The Statue. Gives the viewer goosebumbs, specially me.

[kairi]

Went to go Amadeus when I was seven and thus began my love affair with Mozart and classic music. Decades later this version of il Commandatore still gives me chills.

[TheLordPeterFields]

I watch this opera yesterday. So many chills during this part.

[bryantchester]

That he made this in dedication to his father..who was a demon in his life..but still in his mind rose up to accept his redemption..the basis of Luke vs Vader..this is beauty of music at it's finest..

[SCharlesDennicon]

1:41 I've watched pretty much every Don Giovanni performance available on YouTube, and still NONE of them managed to do better than Milos Forman. The winged helmet, the one big, dark eye, the supremely ominous sound of the footsteps accompanying the music... damn.

[jmcieslak]

Honestly, as good as F Murray Abraham was, I feel Tom Hulce should have won the Oscar almost for this scene alone. The music just flows through him.

[youngzombie]

I'm in freacking tears here. What a beauty ❤

[ConstanzeWeber]

If you love this scene then PLEASE go to the theatre and see the scene in the context of the whole opera which is sublime, utterly brilliant and one of the best operas ever written... the others being Marriage of Figaro and Magic Flute! People who have sought to play down Mozart's place in the pantheon of composers say that he wasn't an innovator yet here, for the very first time, we hear a depiction of terror... a totally new experience for 18th century audiences. Mozart did it time and time again, his music describes every emotion that a human being has ever had. That, for me, is what makes him not only great but the greatest, because he teaches us what it means to be human!!

[lottileibinger]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was beyond genius.

[PrimalElf]

One of the greatest opera scenes in cinema history
, ,So rose the dreadful ghost from his next and blackest opera. There, on the stage, stood the figure of a dead commander. And I knew, only I understood that the horrifying aparition was Leopold, raised from the dead! Wolfgang had actually summoned up his own father to accuse his son before all the world! It was terrifying and wonderful to watch. And now the madness began in me. The madness of the man splitting in half. Through my influence, I saw to it Don Giovanni was played only five times in Vienna. But in secret, I went to every one of those five, worshipping sounds I alone seem to hear. And hour after hour, as I stood there, understanding how that bitter old man was still possessing his poor son even from beyond the grave. I began to see a way, a terrible way, I could finally triumph over God"

[martintapia]

1:42 Jesús.. every step sends chills down my Spine..