Amadeus: Is It Really About Mediocrity?

Amadeus (1984, Miloš Forman) is not really about Mozart. It's a film about the rest of us — the ones who can recognise genius but will never possess it. Salieri is the true protagonist of this musical biopic. His tragedy isn't jealousy, it's clarity.Now back in cinemas in a new 4K restoration, Laura Gommans and Tom Ooms get into mediocrity, and what it means to be desperate to be a genius and know, quietly, that you won't be. Whether musical genius is even something we value anymore. And if TikTok — full of AI Slop, or a thousand strangers going viral for no particular reason — is the logical conclusion of a culture that stopped caring.For everyone currently in their Salieri era.Get tickets to Amadeus @ LAB111Get tickets to Film Lecture: My Film Is Vietnam @ LAB111Get tickets to Can't Get You Out of My Head: Films of Obsession @ LAB111Get tickets to Fight The Power: How To Catch A Butterfly @ LAB111