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Contents

1 Introduction
   1.1 Peter Shaffer
   1.2 Milos Forman

2 The themes of Amadeus
   2.1 Amadeus as a historical drama
         2.1.1 Historical authenticity
         2.1.2 Criticism
   2.2 Psychological and psychoanalytic elements
   2.3 The conflict of personalities
   2.4 The view of the artist
   2.5 The theological interpretation
         2.5.1 The Cain and Abel motive
         2.5.2 The Christ motive

3 The adaptation technique
   3.1 The transfer from stage to screen
         3.1.1 Peter Shaffer's staging technique
         3.1.2 The origin of the film
         3.1.3 The filming of Amadeus

   3.2 Deletions and additions
   3.3 Narrative sequence
   3.4 The characters in the play and the film
         3.4.1 Salieri
         3.4.2 Mozart
         3.4.3 Constanze
         3.4.4 Supporting characters
   3.5 Visual language
         3.5.1 Costumes and make-up
         3.5.2 The use of symbols
         3.5.3 Camera, shots, montage
   3.6 Music and sound

4 Conclusion

5 Bibliography

6 Appendices
   Appendix 1 Scene sequence in the play and the film
   Appendix 2 Cast and technical data


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