Everyone has one, or at least had one at some point. I know praising the ambitious Amadeus isn't exactly taking a bold critical stance (might I also recommend The Godfather and Citizen Kane?) but I think it's worth noting that many of us do have that cinematic blank spot of some classic we've “always wanted to see” but never got around to it. You all know what I'm talking about when I say it's great and not overhyped at all. Sadly, it seems like we may have taken Amadeus on Netflix for granted, but fortunately this is a case of “don't know what you got until it's almost gone,” keeping the memory of Mozart out of Cinderella territory…for now.Īt this point, I should mention that there's probably a number of you who've actually seen the film. Amadeus being available on Netflix's streaming service just seemed like one of those things that would always be there, like that restaurant you have all those childhood memories at, or that local news anchor who you feel you can just always trust. Well, your window of easy access Mozart is coming to a close as this Saturday, June 20th, Netflix will be removing the film from its streaming library.
It seems like the movie's been a part of Netflix forever and, being how critically heralded it is, is one of those films that seems to fall into everyone's “always wanted to see” territory. If you have a Netflix streaming subscription and enjoy music, chances are your queue has a little film in it called Amadeus.