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Thread started 02/08/23 2:06pm

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Do you think Prince ever saw AMADEUS?

It was such a powerful movie (and play).

The brash, young musical genius with all the arrogance of knowing he was the best in the world.

Plus all the ruffle-ly Edwardian suits and towering powdered hairdos.

Do you think it had any impact on Prince right around he was putting together PURPLE RAIN??

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Reply #1 posted 02/08/23 2:49pm

FrankieCoco1

ExTAFKASoladeo1 said:

It was such a powerful movie (and play).



The brash, young musical genius with all the arrogance of knowing he was the best in the world.



Plus all the ruffle-ly Edwardian suits and towering powdered hairdos.



Do you think it had any impact on Prince right around he was putting together PURPLE RAIN??



It was released in September 1984, so I’d say no impact on Purple Rain.

Edit: This Housequake feature is worth a read for the clothing inspiration, particularly quotes from Marie France his costume designer,

https://www.housequake.co...rple-rain/
[Edited 2/8/23 15:42pm]
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Reply #2 posted 02/08/23 3:41pm

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Why do you troll so hard? You can't look something up, about when two movies came out, instead making some inane comment that you know damn well makes absolutely no sense.

Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking.
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Reply #3 posted 02/09/23 12:17am

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Do you think Prince ever farted like AMADEUS?

"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves. And wiser people so full of doubts" (Bertrand Russell 1872-1972)
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Reply #4 posted 02/09/23 12:44am

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ExTAFKASoladeo1 said:

Do you think Prince ever saw AMADEUS?


We know he did because it was reported back then and apparently he left halfway thorugh the movie.

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Reply #5 posted 02/09/23 11:09am

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JorisE73 said:



ExTAFKASoladeo1 said:


Do you think Prince ever saw AMADEUS?




We know he did because it was reported back then and apparently he left halfway thorugh the movie.


I've never heard that. I know there was a lot of comparisons made after the movie came out. Maybe he wasn't thrilled with that.
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Reply #6 posted 02/09/23 12:20pm

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im sure theres plenty of other music biopics prince saw before amadeus.

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Reply #7 posted 02/09/23 2:47pm

LoveGalore

funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

im sure theres plenty of other music biopics prince saw before amadeus.




Like what?
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Reply #8 posted 02/09/23 3:29pm

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funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

im sure theres plenty of other music biopics prince saw before amadeus.


Amadeus wasn't a biopic. lol

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Reply #9 posted 02/09/23 3:47pm

LoveGalore

Genesia said:



funkbabyandthebabysitters said:


im sure theres plenty of other music biopics prince saw before amadeus.





Amadeus wasn't a biopic. lol



Yeah it is.

It's not an autobiography.
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Reply #10 posted 02/09/23 4:35pm

TrivialPursuit

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LoveGalore said:

Genesia said:


Amadeus wasn't a biopic. lol

Yeah it is. It's not an autobiography.


Ehhhh, I'd have to disagree. And it's mostly semantics, BUT It's more of a period piece. It's a biography in nature, but "biopic" typically dictates a more specific approach to the film. Like the films about Whitney, MJ, Toni Braxton, TLC.. those are biopics.

But films like The Iron Lady, Julie and Julia, 12 Years a Slave, or even King Richard are just biographical in nature.

Amadeus is a period, biography piece at most. Certainly embellished more than more proper biopics.

Again, mostly semantics.

Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking.
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Reply #11 posted 02/09/23 4:56pm

LoveGalore

TrivialPursuit said:



LoveGalore said:


Genesia said:



Amadeus wasn't a biopic. lol



Yeah it is. It's not an autobiography.


Ehhhh, I'd have to disagree. And it's mostly semantics, BUT It's more of a period piece. It's a biography in nature, but "biopic" typically dictates a more specific approach to the film. Like the films about Whitney, MJ, Toni Braxton, TLC.. those are biopics.

But films like The Iron Lady, Julie and Julia, 12 Years a Slave, or even King Richard are just biographical in nature.

Amadeus is a period, biography piece at most. Certainly embellished more than more proper biopics.

Again, mostly semantics.



Sigh.
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Reply #12 posted 02/09/23 6:03pm

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LoveGalore said:

TrivialPursuit said:


Ehhhh, I'd have to disagree. And it's mostly semantics, BUT It's more of a period piece. It's a biography in nature, but "biopic" typically dictates a more specific approach to the film. Like the films about Whitney, MJ, Toni Braxton, TLC.. those are biopics.

But films like The Iron Lady, Julie and Julia, 12 Years a Slave, or even King Richard are just biographical in nature.

Amadeus is a period, biography piece at most. Certainly embellished more than more proper biopics.

Again, mostly semantics.

Sigh.


Look heifer, I said it was just semantics! lol lol lol

Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking.
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Reply #13 posted 02/09/23 6:38pm

LoveGalore

TrivialPursuit said:



LoveGalore said:


TrivialPursuit said:



Ehhhh, I'd have to disagree. And it's mostly semantics, BUT It's more of a period piece. It's a biography in nature, but "biopic" typically dictates a more specific approach to the film. Like the films about Whitney, MJ, Toni Braxton, TLC.. those are biopics.

But films like The Iron Lady, Julie and Julia, 12 Years a Slave, or even King Richard are just biographical in nature.

Amadeus is a period, biography piece at most. Certainly embellished more than more proper biopics.

Again, mostly semantics.



Sigh.


Look heifer, I said it was just semantics! lol lol lol




.....PITS.

*shudder*
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Reply #14 posted 02/09/23 9:30pm

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LoveGalore said:

TrivialPursuit said:


Look heifer, I said it was just semantics! lol lol lol

......PITS. *shudder*


::::posh British accent::: Will you leave me alone?! ::::bug eyes:::

Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking.
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Reply #15 posted 02/09/23 9:57pm

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Got a vague recollection of a band member or engineer describing Prince reacting to a scene in the movie, but I can't find it right now, so who knows.

FWIW, Toure has this mention of it in his I Would Die 4 U book:

"A former girlfriend said he also loved Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Erykah Badu, Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell, and Mozart. 'He thinks he could’ve been him in a past life. He draws a lot of parallels between himself and Mozart.' She told me that, at one point, Amadeus was Prince’s favorite movie."

https://www.wbur.org/here...rince-book

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rednblue said:

Got a vague recollection of a band member or engineer describing Prince reacting to a scene in the movie, but I can't find it right now, so who knows.

FWIW, Toure has this mention of it in his I Would Die 4 U book:

"A former girlfriend said he also loved Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Erykah Badu, Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell, and Mozart. 'He thinks he could’ve been him in a past life. He draws a lot of parallels between himself and Mozart.' She told me that, at one point, Amadeus was Prince’s favorite movie."

https://www.wbur.org/here...rince-book

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yeah, this was posted once upon a time. He's clearing ripping off Amadeus with his puffy shirts. That or he had a Delorean and was paying homage to the Seinfeld episode that would come out a decade later.

[Edited 2/10/23 3:07am]

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Reply #17 posted 02/10/23 4:30am

LoveGalore

WhisperingDandelions said:



rednblue said:


Got a vague recollection of a band member or engineer describing Prince reacting to a scene in the movie, but I can't find it right now, so who knows.

FWIW, Toure has this mention of it in his I Would Die 4 U book:



"A former girlfriend said he also loved Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Erykah Badu, Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell, and Mozart. 'He thinks he could’ve been him in a past life. He draws a lot of parallels between himself and Mozart.' She told me that, at one point, Amadeus was Prince’s favorite movie."

https://www.wbur.org/here...rince-book














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yeah, this was posted once upon a time. He's clearing ripping off Amadeus with his puffy shirts. That or he had a Delorean and was paying homage to the Seinfeld episode that would come out a decade later.

[Edited 2/10/23 3:07am]



He would've needed the Delorean anyway to be inspired by a movie that also didn't come out before Purple Rain.

Oh Priontz, u time traveling minx.
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Reply #18 posted 02/10/23 7:08am

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LoveGalore said:

Genesia said:


Amadeus wasn't a biopic. lol

Yeah it is. It's not an autobiography.


It isn't a biopic. It is based on a play and is a work of fiction.

Amadeus is as much a biography as Purple Rain.

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Reply #19 posted 02/10/23 7:15am

LoveGalore

Genesia said:



LoveGalore said:


Genesia said:



Amadeus wasn't a biopic. lol



Yeah it is. It's not an autobiography.


It isn't a biopic. It is based on a play and is a work of fiction.

Amadeus is as much a biography as Purple Rain.



You're wrong but I know you tend to be a obstinate about things so I'll let you be. smile
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Reply #20 posted 02/10/23 7:23am

JorisE73

LoveGalore said:

Genesia said:


It isn't a biopic. It is based on a play and is a work of fiction.

Amadeus is as much a biography as Purple Rain.

You're wrong but I know you tend to be a obstinate about things so I'll let you be. smile [Edited 2/10/23 7:15am]


I don't think she is. when it was released there were reviews that said it was mostly a true story but the most of the rivalry between Mozart and Salieri was fictionaized. if its biopic then it could aslo be seen as biopic on Salieri.

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Reply #21 posted 02/10/23 7:53am

LoveGalore

JorisE73 said:



LoveGalore said:


Genesia said:



It isn't a biopic. It is based on a play and is a work of fiction.

Amadeus is as much a biography as Purple Rain.



You're wrong but I know you tend to be a obstinate about things so I'll let you be. smile [Edited 2/10/23 7:15am]


I don't think she is. when it was released there were reviews that said it was mostly a true story but the most of the rivalry between Mozart and Salieri was fictionaized. if its biopic then it could aslo be seen as biopic on Salieri.



I dunno how to explain it to people who are more interested in their own interpretation than what the film actually is categorized as. I'm aware it's a fictionalized biography. Yet much like other dramatized biographical films, it is based on a true story.

Feel free to peruse Google and see what other outlets say about the film. Dramatized biopic with fictionalized aspects is pretty much the unanimous description. You don't have to take my word for it.

Just like the movies about Queen and plenty others, it is not 100% factual. Not a shock. Nor is it a documentary. Still a biopic.
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Reply #22 posted 02/10/23 9:17am

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LoveGalore said:

Genesia said:


It isn't a biopic. It is based on a play and is a work of fiction.

Amadeus is as much a biography as Purple Rain.

You're wrong but I know you tend to be a obstinate about things so I'll let you be. smile [Edited 2/10/23 7:15am]


Resorting to ad hominem when your argument is weak. Typical.

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Reply #23 posted 02/10/23 9:24am

LoveGalore

Genesia said:



LoveGalore said:


Genesia said:



It isn't a biopic. It is based on a play and is a work of fiction.

Amadeus is as much a biography as Purple Rain.



You're wrong but I know you tend to be a obstinate about things so I'll let you be. smile [Edited 2/10/23 7:15am]


Resorting to ad hominem when your argument is weak. Typical.



There's no argument to have. And arguing with you is a pointless endeavor, especially when the information is literally everywhere. I know the defiant nature of your age bracket. Love & Light!
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Reply #24 posted 02/10/23 10:05am

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LoveGalore said:

WhisperingDandelions said:

yeah, this was posted once upon a time. He's clearing ripping off Amadeus with his puffy shirts. That or he had a Delorean and was paying homage to the Seinfeld episode that would come out a decade later.

[Edited 2/10/23 3:07am]

He would've needed the Delorean anyway to be inspired by a movie that also didn't come out before Purple Rain. Oh Priontz, u time traveling minx.

Hollywood Prince was a bonafide tinsel town bigshot in this era, not to mention The official Warn-a-Brotha®Chosen One. Surely with his peak industry connects he was getting prime hookup to all the interstudio rough cuts, spec scripts, dailies, art direction, costume design etc.


When was it shot vs. when was it premiered etc. Never checked out Amadeus other than clips/stills, but Purple Rain clearly took maybe 5 hours to shoot, 6 tops. Amadeus looked like a much more belabored production than Prince's glorified prime time TV movie of the week.


Happens in the industry all the time. Antz/A Bug's Life, etc.

[Edited 2/10/23 10:08am]

[Edited 2/10/23 10:12am]

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Reply #25 posted 02/10/23 10:10am

LoveGalore

WhisperingDandelions said:



LoveGalore said:


WhisperingDandelions said:


yeah, this was posted once upon a time. He's clearing ripping off Amadeus with his puffy shirts. That or he had a Delorean and was paying homage to the Seinfeld episode that would come out a decade later.


[Edited 2/10/23 3:07am]



He would've needed the Delorean anyway to be inspired by a movie that also didn't come out before Purple Rain. Oh Priontz, u time traveling minx.

Hollywood Prince was a bonafide tinsel town bigshot in this era, not to mention The official Warn-a-Brotha®Chosen One. Surely with his peak industry connects he was getting prime hookup to all the interstudio rough cuts, spec scripts, dailies, art direction, costume design etc.



When was it shot vs. when was it premiered etc. Never checked out Amadeus other than clips/stills, but Purple Rain clearly took maybe 5 hours to shoot, 6 tops. Amadeus looked like a much more belabored production than Prince's glorified prime time TV movie of the week.


[Edited 2/10/23 10:08am]



lol lol lol
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Reply #26 posted 02/10/23 11:46am

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WhisperingDandelions said:



LoveGalore said:


WhisperingDandelions said:


yeah, this was posted once upon a time. He's clearing ripping off Amadeus with his puffy shirts. That or he had a Delorean and was paying homage to the Seinfeld episode that would come out a decade later.


[Edited 2/10/23 3:07am]



He would've needed the Delorean anyway to be inspired by a movie that also didn't come out before Purple Rain. Oh Priontz, u time traveling minx.

Hollywood Prince was a bonafide tinsel town bigshot in this era, not to mention The official Warn-a-Brotha®Chosen One. Surely with his peak industry connects he was getting prime hookup to all the interstudio rough cuts, spec scripts, dailies, art direction, costume design etc.



When was it shot vs. when was it premiered etc. Never checked out Amadeus other than clips/stills, but Purple Rain clearly took maybe 5 hours to shoot, 6 tops. Amadeus looked like a much more belabored production than Prince's glorified prime time TV movie of the week.



Happens in the industry all the time. Antz/A Bug's Life, etc.


[Edited 2/10/23 10:08am]

[Edited 2/10/23 10:12am]



At least some of Mozart was filmed in July 1983 in Prague. At the start of the ‘Making of Mozart’ documentary, there is a close up of a shooting log for filming in the Tyl Theatre, which is dated “4/7/83 Monday”. Later in the doc, they talk about shooting starting in the January and waiting for real snow for scenes. So it looks like shooting took place from January 1983 to at least July of that year. Purple Rain didn’t shoot until November 1983.
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FrankieCoco1 said:

At least some of Mozart was filmed in July 1983 in Prague. At the start of the ‘Making of Mozart’ documentary, there is a close up of a shooting log for filming in the Tyl Theatre, which is dated “4/7/83 Monday”. Later in the doc, they talk about shooting starting in the January and waiting for real snow for scenes. So it looks like shooting took place from January 1983 to at least July of that year. Purple Rain didn’t shoot until November 1983. [Edited 2/11/23 1:53am]

Thank you.

Ladies and gentleman of the Prince.org jury,

We rest our case.

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Reply #28 posted 02/11/23 6:24am

LoveGalore

WhisperingDandelions said:



FrankieCoco1 said:


At least some of Mozart was filmed in July 1983 in Prague. At the start of the ‘Making of Mozart’ documentary, there is a close up of a shooting log for filming in the Tyl Theatre, which is dated “4/7/83 Monday”. Later in the doc, they talk about shooting starting in the January and waiting for real snow for scenes. So it looks like shooting took place from January 1983 to at least July of that year. Purple Rain didn’t shoot until November 1983. [Edited 2/11/23 1:53am]

Thank you.



Ladies and gentleman of the Prince.org jury,



We rest our case.



This proves literally nothing, what are you on about, lmao
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Reply #29 posted 02/11/23 8:10am

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I always felt like the fashion during PR wasn't all that inspired actually. Not that different from Sgt Pepper's, Paul Revere & the Raiders, Adam Ant, and other new romantics before. Now Sheila's Romance 1600 attire and art direction was a definite nod/play on Amadeus. I think she even said as much in some interview.

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