Milos Forman

I remember being really affected by the theremin in the soundtrack at the time, but it didn’t seem like a big component of the film now

I don't know if Brad Dourif understood at the time what being a stutterer meant or how exactly to act the part, but he leaned in to the role in a very engaging way

Amadeus was amazing, too. F Murray Abraham got all the accolades for the film, but Tom Hulce was more mesmerizing I thought.

he portrayed someone immature, with bad sartorial taste and an inability to read social situations, as well as someone with musical genius and an incredible arrogance, all believable as part of the same persona

the soundtrack of the film was great. I'm reminded of my music teacher saying that all music is Mozart

RIP Louise Fletcher. from the NYT: Although Ms. Fletcher’s most famous character was a portrait of sternness, she often recalled smiling constantly and pretending that everything was perfect when she was growing up, in an effort to protect her non-hearing parents from bad news.

That control of emotions, which she only broke through reluctantly in the film, defined the greatness of that performance