Whom the Gods Love

Very elaborate production. Impeccable period detail. Great music. The film is made with such stunning ease and beauty that it seems more colorful and brighter than all modern delights. Mozart is played delightfully - cheerful like his music and a little ironic, and Irene von Meyendorff (Aloise) can be considered one of the most beautiful movie actresses.

To complete the picture, I have placed here the film "Mozart", made by the same director in 1955. Even though this film was made after the war, I believe that in its essence it is a National Socialist film. It is a kind of continuation by Karl Hartl of his film Mozart. Whom the Gods Love from 1942. The main idea of this film coincides with the main idea of all National Socialist biopics that geniuses are judged by different standards than ordinary people. A true genius belongs only to art and cannot count on ordinary human joys and happiness. This film is also about love and self-sacrifice. The main role is played by the excellent actor Oskar Werner. Everything in this film is amazing - the direction, the acting, the irresistibly beautiful women, the choice and composition of musical illustrations and accompaniment. Overall, it can be said that this is an example of spiritually and culturally uplifting art.

For comparison, Milos Forman's "Amadeus" is presented here as an example of shtetl/primitive, hateful Jewish cinema. After watching it, I felt like I had bathed in shit. The production values of the film are exceptional, but what is the essence of the film? Mozart is a giggling buffoon and a drunk. Can such a person write great music? Constance's wife is some kind of slut, a slob, featherhead and a troublemaker. The film contains obvious elements of Marxist propaganda. But the main thing is the very noticeable hatred of the Jewish creators of the film (director and producer) towards the Germans, including Mozart. All the characters in the film are repulsive and unpleasant individuals. Anyone has the right to dislike a specific nation. Especially if representatives of this nation killed your parents - communists/Stalin agents (Forman’s). But if you hate the Germans, then why make a film about them? Does such cinema raise the spiritual and cultural level of viewers?