本片从一个宫廷乐师萨里埃利的角度，为我们呈现了天才莫扎特的一生。萨里埃利（F·莫里·亚伯拉罕 F. Murray Abraham饰）是维也纳音乐界里有名的人物，自视甚高的他自从遇到了莫扎特（汤姆·休斯克 Tom Hulce饰），心里的妒嫉之火便熊熊燃烧不能平息。莫扎特总能以他超乎常人的音乐作品赢得全场惊叹，他的《费加罗的婚礼》等歌剧，都成了传颂千古的经典。
萨里埃利对莫扎特又羡慕又嫉恨的心理...
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