The plot takes place in Czechoslovakia at the end of the Communist regime, and narrates the story of the growing relationship between an aging man and his stepson. One of several Czech films that won an Oscar for Best Foreign Film. However, part of the movie was filmed in Moravia, specifically in Kroměříž, where the Archbishop's Chateau represented the Viennese court. But where was the movie filmed? Most of the places can be encountered around Prague: the Estates Theatre, Lesser Town alleys, the Strahov Monastery Library, and the Wallenstein Palace. Mozart really did stay in Prague and had friends here that would come to visit, however, the streets of Prague in the film played the role as a backdrop of Vienna. Amadeus (1984) Miloš Forman's Oscar Award-winning film is a tribute to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his music.
