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Amadeus Essay Amadeus Essay Amadeus is a 1984 period drama film directed by Miloš Forman and written by Peter Shaffer. Adapted from Shaffers stage play Amadeus (1979), the story is a variation of Alexander Pushkins play Mozart i Salieri, in which the composer Antonio Salieri recognizes the genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart but thwarts him.