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Amadeus1 INT. STAIRCASE OUTSIDE OLD SALIERIS SALON - NIGHT - 1823 1Total darkness. We hear an old mans voice, distinct and in distress. It is OLDSALIERI. He uses a mixture of English and occasionally Italian.OLD SALIERIMozart! Mozart! Mozart. Forgive me! Forgive your assassin!Mozart!A faint
back is to us. The priest closes the door quietly behind him.
VOGLER
Herr Salieri?
Old Salieri turns around to look at him. We see that his throat is bandaged ex-
pertly. He wears hospital garb, and over it the Civilian Medal and Chain with
which we will later see the EMPEROR invest him.
OLD SALIERI
What do you want?
VOGLER
I am Father Vogler. I am a Chaplain here. I thought you might
like to talk to someone.
OLD SALIERI
About what?
VOGLER
You tried to take your life. You do remember that, don't you?
OLD SALIERI
So?
VOGLER
In the sight of God that is a sin.
OLD SALIERI
What do you want?
VOGLER
Do you understand that you have sinned? Gravely.
OLD SALIERI
Leave me alone.
VOGLER
I cannot leave alone a soul in pain.
OLD SALIERI
Do you know who I am? You never heard of me, did you?
VOGLER
That makes no difference. All men are equal in God's eyes.
OLD SALIERI
Are they?
VOGLER
Offer me your confession. I can offer you God's forgiveness.
OLD SALIERI
I do not seek forgiveness.
VOGLER
My son, there is something dreadful on your soul. Unburden it
to me. I'm here only for you. Please talk to me.
OLD SALIERI
How well are you trained in music?
VOGLER
I know a little. I studied it in my youth.
OLD SALIERI
Where?
VOGLER
Here in Vienna.
OLD SALIERI
Then you must know this.
He propels his wheelchair to the forte-piano, and plays an unrecognizable melody.
VOGLER
I can't say I do. What is it?
OLD SALIERI
I'm surprised you don't know. It was a very popular tune in its
day. I wrote it. How about this?
He plays another tune.
OLD SALIERI
This one brought down the house when we played it first.
He plays it with growing enthusiasm.
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14 INT. THE STAGE OF AN OPERA HOUSE - NIGHT - 1780's 14
We see the pretty soprano KATHERINA CAVALIERI, now about twenty-four,
dressed in an elaborate mythological Persian costume, singing on stage. She's near
the end of a very florid aria by Salieri. The audience applauds wildly.
15 INT. OLD SALIERI'S HOSPITAL ROOM - LATE AFTERNOON - 1823 15
OLD SALIERI
(taking his hands off the keys)
Well?
VOGLER
I regret it is not too familiar.
OLD SALIERI
Can you recall no melody of mine? I was the most famous com-
poser in Europe when you were still a boy. I wrote forty operas
alone. What about this little thing?
Slyly he plays the opening measure of Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. The priest
nods, smiling suddenly, and hums a little with the music.
VOGLER
Oh, I know that! That's charming! I didn't know you wrote that.
OLD SALIERI
I didn't. That was Mozart. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. You
know who that is?
VOGLER
Of course. The man you accuse yourself of killing.
OLD SALIERI
