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Amadeus (1984)
Where Amadeus says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
Set in Vienna, shot in Prague: the imperial court was a castle in Moravia and the opera house is where Don Giovanni premiered.
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Scenes and places
Salieri's confession in the asylum (1823)
In 1823 the aged composer Antonio Salieri is committed to a psychiatric hospital after a suicide attempt, claiming he killed Mozart. A young priest, Father Vogler, comes to hear his confession.
Set in Asylum in Vienna, 1823 — The psychiatric hospital in Vienna where the old Salieri is committed.
The exact building in Vienna is not named in the cited sources, so there is no story pin; the film was shot in a Prague veterans' hospital.
Filmed at Invalidovna, Karlín, Prague — Stand-in for the Vienna asylum where the old Salieri is held. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The emperor and the banned play
Salieri, court composer to Emperor Joseph II since 1774, hopes Mozart's plan to turn Figaro into an opera will ruin him. Mozart stuns Salieri by convincing the Emperor to approve the project.
Set in Imperial court, Vienna — The court of Emperor Joseph II in Vienna, where Salieri is court composer.
The film's Vienna court was shot in a Moravian archbishop's castle, because the Prague production could not use the real Hofburg.
Filmed at Kroměříž Castle — Interiors that stand in for the imperial court in Vienna. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Mozart's operas on stage
Mozart's operas are staged before the court and the public while Salieri watches, entranced and resentful. After one premiere the Emperor tells Mozart his music has too many notes.
Set in Opera stage in Vienna — The Vienna theatres where Mozart's operas are performed.
Prague's Estates Theatre, where Don Giovanni premiered in 1787, plays Vienna's theatres in the film.
Filmed at Estates Theatre, Prague — Most of the opera scenes were filmed on this stage; the cameras used candlelight. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Barrandov Studios, Prague — Interior scenes Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Hradčany Square, Prague — Vienna street and square scenes Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Nerudova Street, Prague — Vienna street scenes Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Střelecký Island, Prague — Park and riverside scenes Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Vyšehrad, Prague — Ramparts and hill scenes Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Wallenstein Garden, Prague — Garden scenes Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Maltese Square, Prague — Square scenes Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Veltrusy deer park — Forest and hunting-ground scenes Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Horní Beřkovice cemetery — Cemetery scene Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Antonio Salieri — Court composer in Vienna who envies Mozart's gift and tells the story as an old man.
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — A brilliant, vulgar young composer who struggles to find work in Vienna.
- Emperor Joseph II — The Holy Roman Emperor, who has no ear for music but decides who is hired.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was Amadeus's Vienna really filmed?