Amadeus funny clip - The emperor attends rehearsal (ballet with no music)

Here’s a little clip from one of my favourite scenes in the film! I have a good laugh every time I watch this :) Enjoy!

[@sanghoonlee5171]

The emperor was MARVELOUSLY acted.

[@dannytallmage2971]

Best performance in the movie.

[@robbie_]

He was wasn't he.

[@TrollMeister_]

Who wasn’t. The priest was great too but doesn’t get much credit

[@skeletonjam]

Just don't look up what the actor whom played the Emperor went on to do...

[@ApertureAce]

​@@skeletonjam out of curiosity, what movie(s) are you referring to? I don't see much of a career blunder for any of the other movies he was in

[@AEIOU05]

A fantastic portrayal of Joseph II.. Down to his awkward but down-to-earth personality, to his selective enforcement of his absolute powers when he sees fit. They couldn't have done a better job.

[@grapes639]

Was he a liked emperor? I must admit ignorance, I know nothing of him, but he kinda seems like a nice fellow here lol

[@AEIOU05]

@@grapes639 He was actually mostly unpopular, since he was too hasty with his reforms and was not good at appeasing the estates. He abolished many religious holidays and also wanted peasants to be paid in money instead of goods, which they did not want since they didn't even use money. The abolition of serfdom was also very unpopular with the Hungarian nobles, who rose up in rebellion, and his church reform made him unpopular with the clergy. His administrative reforms however were highly effective, but hardly anyone took notice of that

[@grapes639]

@@AEIOU05 Ah, thank you for explaining! :)

[@AEIOU05]

@@grapes639 kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWLPoWyngqZ2nNE Here's a good video about him and his brothers

[@ogladaczr.t.3168]

ok, but overall monarchy sucks big time

[@taylarolympia2202]

That little nod and wink to Salieri is just fantastic. Salieri always says Mozart is better, which he is, but never realizes how much influence he has on Mozart. Mozart comes to him for help and for questions. He was excited and immediately looked at Salieri, who like a mentor motion for him to take a chill pill.

[@happypants9428]

Yes but he also did insult Salieri’s composition

[@taylarolympia2202]

@@happypants9428 yeah, but in that time it wasn’t really an offense, it was more of remix’s.

[@joakimberg7897]

yes

[@theblueadventurer615]

Salieri knew, but he didn't want Mozart's consideration, he wanted his abilities.

[@auntiecarol]

@Taylar Olympia... I say, well spotted!

[@nelsonchereta816]

"Oblige me." That's German for, "Fucking do it."

[@kb4903]

I love the quick turn of his head- how dare you question me?!

[@heavycross]

It´s actually french Oblige moi

[@EPWillard]

Its not german, its monarch.

[@monty4336]

It isnt German, French or Manarch, its universal for "Do it or my royal foot will find its way up your back side." 😄

[@u.v.s.5583]

"Macht es schnell oder ich lasse Sie auf der Stelle erschiessen" is more like the German way of things :)

[@ragejoona431]

Mozart must've made quite an impression on The Emperor the way he described that opening scene, to make him so eager to see this, that he decided to attend the rehersal.

[@MsJubjubbird]

In a way Mozart was sort of a pet of the Emperor and the movie tries to show it. The emperor gave him a job so he would stay in Vienna and gave his wife a pension after he died

[@MsJubjubbird]

@@markusnashorn1145 The movie isn't accurate in its representation- it's very Hollywood. In those days, unless you were aristocracy, you were buried in a common grave- which would be excavated after ten years. And it was not common for mourners to attend, although it is possible a handful of his colleagues attended, including Salieri. He was buried according to his rank in society. However, outside of that memorials were held in Vienna and Prague that were attended by huge amounts of people, reflecting where he stood as a musician and how he would stand in history

[@nnthayer]

Yeah! He must have been persuasive, and the Emperor open-minded enough to *be* persuaded and even to come take a sneak peek. Wonderful subtle character work

[@michaelkenyon6173]

When I saw this film in 1984 I was 16. When Salieri says "these are originals?" I thought oh no, he's going to steal the music. What a delight the way this movie delivered so many ingenious surprises. F. Murray Abraham gave a performance that stands today as one of the very best in film history. What a wonderful film and my exposure to Mozart and 💕 grew and grew after this film.

[@nelsonchereta816]

And his ultimate plan does indeed involve commissioning original work from Mozart and stealing credit for it.

[@farrelpermadi5471]

2:16 wow, that drastically changed from a Rehearsal to a true concert

[@vixenwinters6375]

you mean when the music for "We're Goin' ta Make Us a Problem Stew" finally comes in? LOL

[@farrelpermadi5471]

@@vixenwinters6375 I think so 😂

[@alanmundy5241]

I like the little joke "is it modern ?" The casting made this a flawless film (that and the editing - the delete scenes were rightly cut in my opinion). I was drawn to the actors in the smaller roles, Patrick Hines as Kappellmeister Bonno, Jonathan Moore as Baron van Swieten and of course Charles Kay as the pompous Count Orsini-Rosenberg.

[@SharonCasey-d3w]

I agree with you. Just recently saw the "director's cut" on Netflix, and felt the added scenes should rightly have been left out; they made the whole movie drag. The theatrical release was much better, as it moved along more smoothly.

[@sprague49]

I had watched and loved the original theatrical cut so many times that when I saw the director's cut, it was a major shock to the system. I immediately thought, "Forman ruined his own film!" If only the added footage had been grouped together as "Deleted Scenes' and left the superbly edited original film intact.

[@ohger1]

Joseph II was actually a musician himself and one of the more open minded and tolerant rulers of that era.

[@oilersridersbluejays]

Joseph II was a very interesting person. He was both conservative but also liberal, and I use both in the classical sense, not today’s versions. He was actually quite down to earth as far as monarchs of the time. He was fairly open to progress but did so with a measure of restraint, and rightly so. He ruled over a multi-ethnic empire and at the same time, unrest was growing in France, whom his sister was the Queen.

[@dannytallmage2971]

I mean sure if you are comparing him to the tsar or sultans or whatever godforsaken wretches were ruling Africa and Asia but he was right at par with the European monarchs of that era like Frederick and Louis xvi.

[@dbyers3897]

@@dannytallmage2971 Although with some effort I am less offended by your remarks, Catherine II of Russia, a contemporary of Joseph II, was quiet liberal & enlightened in a similar fashion. That is when she wasn't attempting to destroy the Ottomans & Poles. As to the "Godforsaken wretches", they had to wait until the 20th century to hit their strides in two world wars.

[@ALISTGAMERS1]

@@oilersridersbluejaysgo oilers!

[@majerstud]

1:47- the Royal Command, followed by the Royal stink-eye at 1:53. Cracks me up every time.

[@friendcomputer2293]

The dude behind the emperor, the one bald on top, really adds to the moment.

[@othj]

Ahahahaha! Glad someone else noticed it :)

[@helmutgehrmann464]

right!

[@talk-supersix-seven6021]

Brilliantly described hahahahaha

[@AEIOU05]

@@friendcomputer2293That‘s the emperors head chamberlain, he‘s face was like „Did you just talk back to the fucking emperor?“

[@deborahmeier5122]

Is this modern? Haha I can't😂

[@MigPlz91LivestreamOnly]

Had me a chuckle as well

[@himalayghosh7795]

Haha silent contemporary techniques 🤣🤣🤣

[@stevenzeoli6147]

“Well, LOOOK at them...”

[@potato23116]

@@stevenzeoli6147 oh no no no this is nonsense, let me the scene with the music

[@sophiajhadecarter4434]

0:52

[@tomsmith2013]

Arguably among the most brilliant scenes on this film. The transition to the "live" performance with the music is just amazing how it comes to life.

[@wannabehendrix]

This MUST be seen in a large theatre! Will never forget seeing it opening week. Incredible movie!

[@mrdooman]

But that was 240 years ago! Are you a vampire?

[@joshuawaldorf9559]

Funny thing is Mozart really thought Salieri spoke to the Emperor even though he wasn't going to at all.

[@erik878]

The emporer is from ferris bueller isn't he? I'm like salieri everyone thinks my music sucks but I am working to out write mozart on my channel. And I will do

[@VintageTechFan]

He was busy teleporting to his box seat.

[@Robert-rx6rk]

Yeah. My guess is that the Chamberlain stepped in and alerted the Emperor. Plain Germans out-foxing the Italians.

[@mauricio460]

@@Robert-rx6rk That Chamberlain character was sly even if in the movie he has so little portrayal.

[@duffman18]

​​@@erik878 no he's from the US. "Ferris Bueller" isn't a country, it's a movie. So one can't be "from" Ferris Bueller. Also, he's a big big paedophile. He's sexually attracted to children.

[@lvbdevinelove2329]

Mozart so adorable, after bowing to the Emperor, elated that he gets to share his wonderful music, winks at Salieri thinking he's the one that made it happen. If I could go back in time I'd want to meet Mozart I think above all. 🎹🎶🥰

[@MannyKunV]

"well there it is" - the emperor

[@englishenglish444]

*The Emperor:* Is this modern? *The dancers:* It's pre-industrial 🙄

[@MiketheratguyMultimedia]

Pure excellence from one scene to the next. Not a bad moment in this entire film.

[@kingconcerto5860]

It's an absolute delight. I don't even watch movies or TV, this is one of about 5 that I enjoy.

[@justcurious3119]

I got to see this movie when it first came out at a small theater in Baltimore. I went with my mom at a very young age, and it made quite an impression on me! I loved the entire experience. My mom also took me along to concerts at The Myerhoff! Awesome times to me!

[@jesserusinski7972]

Imagine having Ed Rooney show up to your rehearsals…. What an honor

[@boet9ner]

Ferris....

[@odieonekaraoke]

nine times!

[@Samsungeneme]

I keep comming back just to hear the words"oblige me"😊

[@Michaelneiss]

Joseph II was a enlightened humanist and reformer who -- sadly -- lived far too short.

[@WayneBrejcha]

there just could not have been a better cast or acting. what magic from all involved.

[@dbonifant587]

Well, save for one part…

[@omegamanGXE]

@@dbonifant587 what part

[@dbonifant587]

@@omegamanGXE Constanze

[@mechanwhal6590]

@@dbonifant587 I thought she was marvelous!

[@dbonifant587]

@ To each their own. I just felt like with everyone else, you could buy that they were belonging to that period and that part of the country, even without accents. And then she felt like she was plopped into Austria from California. I just never feel like she fits.

[@DeaconArael]

«Oblige me». Sometimes, it’s good to be the king.

[@florinbaiduc]

The smallest nitpick, but in reality, not in a thousand years would have the director turned his backside to the emperor like that when he went to talk to Mozart.

[@TWhite94]

Same thought as well, he definitely would’ve backed away several paces while bowing before turning about face to His Majesty.

[@deborahmeier5122]

His face at 1:36 😂😂Well... LOOK at THEM!

[@justcurious3119]

I yes the human aspect of being a monarch also

[@deborahmeier5122]

@@justcurious3119 So true! Especially when he yawns and the whole court believes he thinks the opera boring but he probably just had a restless night😅

[@giovannisanseviero5726]

dead-on reaction

[@bobbyweirddick6556]

That’s me right now looking at the protesters

[@BlaneNostalgia]

haha!

[@maruya856]

The silence was louder than the opera 😂

[@WillSing4TP]

The clomp clomp clomping had me rolling on the floor.😂😂

[@thetop100films]

Can we all agree that Mozart’s wig deserves its own Oscar? That thing had more personality than some entire movies! 🎭

[@AlexanderYamada]

"Well, LOOK at them!" Ahahaha

[@acxezknightnite1377]

The music in Le Nozze Di Figaro is simply genius.

[@humbledb4jesus]

am i wrong to think the emperor is actually a pretty cool guy? i get that from all the clips he's in...

[@duffman18]

Yes, you'd be wrong to think that. Absolute dictator rulers shouldn't exist, even though he's one of the better ones.

[@Tennischamp450]

@@duffman18give it break lol, only morons judge historical figures by modern standards.

[@DrNefarious-rw1dm]

​@@duffman18Shame many of his reforms especially regarding serfdom were later ruined by his successor

[@WillSing4TP]

Gawd, this is one of my favorite scenes! 😂😂

[@anderspedersen7488]

“Oblige me”. I’m saving that one for later use.

[@30sandrita1]

The emperor is so funny! :D

[@wedonteatbears]

My parents reading 2021 memes I showed them: 0:44

[@Fakeslimshady]

... And why would you show your parents memes

[@henrikpettersson2886]

Hahaha, what os this? I dont understand. Is it modern.

[@bobbyweirddick6556]

Haha Me when a new iPhone comes out every year Doing you like this?

[@AnnelieseHeiner]

r/Malicious Compliance

[@chuecan2007]

the 'do you like this?' has me in stitches 😂

[@TheWinterShadow]

Emperor: Is it modern? Me thinking: You should see how they dance now.

[@karami8844]

0:42 I like how they’re all looking at the Emperor cringing. 👀

[@amvlabs5339]

"Well LOOOK at them!" dying

[@santibouphavong]

Very honorable for an emperor to just come in and sit along side his subjects........most would want the area cleared out and wanted to be carried up the balcony

[@joshuaosborne9203]

Read about Joseph II. This was during the enlightenment and lead his nation in some of the greatest reform of that time. Truly fascinating character in history and died far too young.

[@GenjiShimada.]

I can smell the burn lol

[@riproar11]

Emperor: "Too many notes. Just cut a few, and it'll be perfect." So Mozart removed them.

[@helmutgehrmann464]

sensationelle szene!

[@ccandmore]

Were this movie on digital, I'd buy it in a heartbeat

[@florinbaiduc]

You could buy the Blu-ray you know?

[@aliostad]

Yes, I bought from amazon in digital format and play whenever you want, if you have a prime account there.

[@electricpaisy6045]

I just bought specifically the vhs to have the original synch lol.

[@patrickwheatley2693]

It is available digitally. Google Amadeus Director's Cut. I know it's on Google Play. Not sure about iTunes.

[@ccandmore]

@@florinbaiduc yeah I caved and did.

[@andjelavlaovic9641]

1:11 my face when the teacher is grading my test😂

[@pimbol905]

well... LOOK AT THEM!!! Amazing

[@Rikotsu1]

I love the way he said that line

[@lucasrackley250]

A good depiction of how richly cultured Europe used to be.

[@codename495]

You meet snotty and classist? Even more so that it still is today haha?

[@imadeanaccounttocomment7800]

@@codename495These two things aren’t mutually exclusive, so what’s your point?

[@duffman18]

Europe is now more richly cultured today than it's ever been before. Let me guess, you're an American? We here in Europe understand class and culture better than you yanks ever could do.

[@Fisher9001]

@@duffman18 Can you give us some examples?

[@inserttapehere276]

Still is

[@stravinsky1300]

In addition to his personal taste, the Emperor also had his reputation to think of. I mean, this opera is about to be performed for him and all the nobles currently in Vienna. It was a state occasion. How would it have looked if they all saw what was being done at this rehearsal? The Emperor would've been the laughing stock of Europe!

[@JSheridanEntilZha]

Seems well thought... but it is astonishing that Orsini did not work this out by himself, and cut only the music. Or he was even more vicious as he intended to humiliate Mozart step by step, he would have cut the scenes also but just before the representation...

[@adamlynch9153]

Yeah u don’t quite understand what was happening there I watched it twice. Why was there no music?

[@rominn2184]

LOL, no ballet in the opera. Too French. Too evocative of the absolute monarchy of Louis XIV who happened to loved to dance, in this enlightenment age of tumultuous anti-monarchism.

[@natiquinn830]

@@incognito9292 not if you consider that Joseph II was one of the most enlightened monarchs of all time 🙂

[@michelveilleux1275]

@@natiquinn830 oddly down to earth man, especially for his time. 😅

[@finnmccool684]

"Well...look at them!"

[@elliotpro_chobuildersdogeboy2]

Bro had teleportation powers at the end! 💀

[@PhDsubtilis]

According to Da Ponte (Mozart's libretto writer), this actually happened... other parts of this movie have little to do with history, however.

[@ragejoona431]

Actually the movie is about 60-70% factual. Mozart's personality, the way his career went, even the little details like Salieri's sweet tooth are historically accurate. The only part that's fully fictional is of course the way Salieri and his relation to Mozart is portrayed here. But even that's executed in a genius way. In the movie, nobody ever finds out the way Salieri really feels, apart from The Priest of course. Every public action Salieri takes, makes him look like a somebody that really wants to help Mozart, and that's the way the history books portray him.

[@golden-63]

"Is it modern?" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Johnsmith99663]

How is this guy able to attend so many operas? He’s running an entire d*mn empire.

[@crazycat482]

The Emperor did want less notes, after all

[@WillSing4TP]

Well, there it is.😂

[@giselakrenn2646]

i cant find the early clip to comment: the kaiser has had a great austrian accent!!!

[@edcampion3998]

Fantastic film which only gets better the older I get.

[@Maryambird]

Can someone explain to me please, why the Emperor didn’t allow ballet in oprahs?

[@nolbertos]

The emperor and france were at war. He banished all french customs, tastes and culture including ballet. Ballet was a french art and the emperor decried no ballet in any music including opera

[@Maryambird]

@@nolbertos thank you for explaining😊

[@Emanresuadeen]

He prefers that Oprah cover other topics on her show.

[@tiltil9442]

@@Emanresuadeen 🤗

[@loloqie]

the emperor just wanted to see the dancers with cowboy hats on..

[@duggygee1232]

My favourite scene....l “ well look at them!” ...

[@MrKaywyn]

I love the Emperor's commentary.

[@gerryboudreaultboudreault2608]

I saw this splendid movie ages ago. Was there a scene where a critic said that Mozart should not be sung in German, because it was too 'gutteral' a language, compared to Italian?

[@WillSing4TP]

"German is too brutal for singing."😂

[@unpeople]

A historic example of malicious compliance.

[@Trobtwillis]

I have never understood the court's prohibition of ballet in opera. What's funny though is that the music is verboten while the choreography is not.

[@daveiskilla1584]

2:13 Who the hell is Peter? I bet it's not Peter Shaffer. Then who?

[@MontagZoso]

The boy who is helping Mozart as his stage assistant.

[@B501M]

besides, "these are originals?", this is my fav scene in the whole movie, haha

[@jeffglass5771]

Its good to be da king...

[@emilykozak7249]

*emperor

[@maryanneayumi9594]

2:16 what title is the music played here by Mozart?

[@katerinarigas1941]

The Wedding March from Figaro (Act III, Ecco la marcia)

[@kb4903]

Mozart chomping at the bit the whole scene.

[@marcomicheletti9957]

0:12, imperatore entra

[@duncansdav]

“Can we see the scene with the music BACK, please”

[@robbynines2445]

well look at them!! no no no :x

[@HG-vi7lq]

What is this symphonies it'fantactic

[@HG-vi7lq]

What is it please

[@IllustratedManOfficial]

Oblige me! ❤

[@peterdavies2960]

Is the Emperor’s secretary called Grace? 😂

[@JonBaldockInkDrawings]

Was the Emperor that Likeable in real life?

[@binkyboy448]

If nothing else, the real Joseph II was actually highly enthusiastic over Mozart's work, and musically talented himself; the idea here is that Salieri is interpreting him as having next to no sense in music at all because he once nitpicked that Mozart's music had too many notes (which really happened).

[@elarmino6590]

Is it my imagination or did Joseph decree something to make a very clear point?

[@zainophrenicgaming2727]

Me when I see TikTokers do the TikTok in public area: What is this...?? is it Modern...??

[@SrWhite-tv2lv]

What is the opera played at the beginning?

[@alejandrorendon3190]

What song is played at the end?

[@James-pq7nf]

he really had no ear at all

[@mikebliss1835]

This film is full of great characters, but I think Franz Joseph takes the cake for me.

[@ivinskymacklenbergrurikovi7797]

Name of opera please

[@katerinarigas1941]

The Marriage of Figaro

[@celialiu8933]

Their acting is so good, it's hard to believe the movie was made in the 1980s!

[@SpanishAvenger]

What do you think movies were in the 1980s? Lmao

[@brainscott8198]

Good God that's the weirdest comment ever...like all good movies w/ good actors were made in the last few years?...wow....weird.

[@wesleydijkstra95]

Ive read this comment like 5 times and it still does not make any sense

[@brainscott8198]

@@wesleydijkstra95 ikr!...it is weird

[@MeansofIntrigue]

This deserves no upvotes. Moronic.

[@freelancer9955]

Ну, никто не обидится, особенно из историков. Император в этом Шедевре - это вкус и потребности зрителя. Моцарт или Бетховен, это вам музыковеды расскажут с помощью БСЭ или Британики для хорошо подготовленной аудитории, а также для широких кругов интересующихся. Можно и не интересоваться, музыка и ее основы широко используется современными авторами.

[@ivinskymacklenbergrurikovi7797]

Name of music

[@shootingsmilla1239]

0:33

[@shootingsmilla1239]

0:09

[@shootingsmilla1239]

0:25

[@j-sroy1166]

oblige me

[@kevina5337]

Wait I'm kindof confused... was there a law that they had to stop the music if the King walked in or something ?

[@MrSprigg]

The Emperor had decreed a law that there was to be no ballet in any opera. Mozart had written one in as part of the wedding. The Director ordered him to remove it. Mozart appealed to Salieri (who he thought was his only friend at court) to speak to the Emperor about it. As Salieri points out, the Emperor NEVER attended rehearsals, so there was no law about stopping the music when he showed up.

[@mauriciovillegas7285]

The point of the scene is that Mozart believes Salieri is his one true friend, when (in the movie) he wasn't; in real life it's debatable

[@MrSprigg]

@ObscurousX127 The context is, put simply, that the Emperor didn't like ballet. He considered it 'erotic' and 'sensual' and didn't want to see it, especially since it usually had nothing to do with the plot of the opera.

[@WillSing4TP]

​@@mauriciovillegas7285They were colleagues.

[@screenapple1660]

lol. This what happens when you upload copyright song on KZbin. it goes silence.

[@richardque1036]

To bad the movie did not even mention his collaborator Lorenzo de Pinto.

[@Aces77777]

Emperor of Austria

[@Aces77777]

@@JSheridanEntilZha you Have no idea what the Holy Roman empire is, do some research and learn before you make any comments

[@JSheridanEntilZha]

@@Aces77777 if u say so...

[@AlxzAlec]

Piece: Ecco la marcia

[@euclideszoto997]

That was amazing. Just pure genius with Mozart but in my opinion.......too many notes.

[@WillSing4TP]

Just remove some.😂

[@erikriza7165]

ditto majerstud

[@mrrandom1265]

FBI checking

[@nemonucliosis]

Herr Director ...was he talking about Uncle Dolf?

[@maryanneayumi9594]

Mozart is Austrian and this history revolves around Austria and Germany.

[@nemonucliosis]

@@maryanneayumi9594 Thanks Felicia, you clearly missed the joke.

[@MihailJrschannel]

bă scenaristule, in Austria se vorbeste germana

[@andreiovidiu4903]

taci drq

[@MihailJrschannel]

@@andreiovidiu4903 vezi de treaba ta,

[@duffman18]

​@@MihailJrschannel Amadeus is an English-language play/film, not a German-language one. In the future, don't be so dumb. Have some respect for how theatre is supposed to work. The fact you even thought this was written only to be a Hollywood film, and hence needed a "screenwriter", when in fact it was always a play originally, just goes to show how ignorant you are regarding the whole thing. Have you ever even been to the theatre before?

[@hoolala35]

Ballet in 4…interesting

[@richardcleveland8549]

A great film, albeit somewhat careless with Actual Historical Facts . . . .