Mozart
This movie takes place during the premiere of Mozart's Die Zauberfloete (The Magic Flute). Not really depicting his entire life and loves, much of this is fictionalized scatology. Although not without basis in fact, Mozart has attained a somewhat colorful reputation and this is really just more of the same. The music is a joy, but the movie bogs down in titillation. Mozart's last days were lived in poverty and disgrace--stemming chiefly from his embracing of the Freemason stance, which was essentially a heresy in Austria and the rest of Europe at that time. None of this is depicted and even a satyr could not sustain the lifestyle Mozart has been portrayed as having here. Still, this is an interesting movie and worth a listen to.
Cast
Oskar Werner
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartJohanna Matz
Annie GottliebGertrud Kückelmann
Constanze Mozart geb. WeberNadja Tiller
Aloysia WeberAngelika Hauff
Suzi GerlAnnie Rosar
Mutter WeberHugo Gottschlich
Don Primus, HausmeisterChariklia Baxevanos
Sophie WeberEgon von Jordan
BondiniAlbin Skoda
Antonio Salieri, Court ComposerRaoul Aslan
Rosenberg, treasurerAlma Seidler
Gottlieb's motherUlrich Bettac
Gottlieb's fatherLeopold Rudolf
a stranger, ordering the requiemHelli Servi
Lina, maids with MozartRaoul Retzer
Gerl, actor of the SarastoFranz Böheim
stage manager of the theaterKarl Skraup
ValentinAlbert Rueprecht