影片开始于奥地利宫廷乐师萨里埃利向神父忏悔,音乐家莫扎特的英年早逝与他不可饶恕的嫉妒和坑害有关。42年前萨里埃利从偏僻小镇到了维也纳,在约瑟夫二世的王宫里当了宫廷乐师。谁知被莫扎特的乐曲迷得神魂颠倒,一次在主教家里终于见到仰慕已久的莫扎特,这位人称4岁写协奏曲,7岁写交响...更多>
Katerina Cavalieri: I heard you met Herr Mozart.
Salieri: News travels fast in Vienna.
Katerina Cavalieri: And he's been commissioned to write an opera. Is it true?
Salieri: Yes.
Katerina Cavalieri: Is there a part in it for me?
Salieri: No.
Katerina Cavalieri: How do you know?