Amadeus

1984 Milos Forman tour de force starring F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce.

Adaptation of Peter Shaffer's play about Mozart and Salieri who, jealous of the composer's popularity and talent, was suspected of poisoning Mozart.

The acting is superb, the music incredible ( come on, it's Mozart) but what's fascinating is how this film works on so many different levels: from a bio pic standpoint, a look at the nature of creativity, an exploration of faith, and more.

An amzing film about an amazing talent.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086879/

Elvira Madigan

Ah romance.

This Swedish film from 1967 was directed by Bo Widerberg and stars Pia Degemark and Thommy Berggren.

A beautiful story and absolutely a feast for the eyes, with lush, pastoral images seemingly pulled from an art gallery.

Based upon true events, Elvira Madigan is the story of a popular tightrope artist/dance who travels with her father's small circus. She meets and falls in love with a married army deserter. They run away together but the star-crossed lovers run into difficulties. It is a moving story, wonderful to look at, and the Mozart music brings it to a whole other level.

A film for the romantic in all of us.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061620/