Erika Berlin

Erika Berlin

Erika Berlin is a former senior editor for MentalFloss.com. She's a disco ball enthusiast, a pop culture addict, and a fan of pretending low-brow TV shows are educational. She is a Midwestern New Yorker who has a miniature schnauzer named Amadeus (after her favorite movie/composer). Erika was previously an editor at Rolling Stone, Cosmopolitan, and Refinery 29, among others.

Warner Home Video

Though much has been written about the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the most entertaining look at the master composer's life might very well be Amadeus, Milos Forman's 1984 film about the artist's life (and rivalries).

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Miramax

6. The film's emotional intensity led star Nicole Kidman to quit the project during rehearsals. (Fortunately, she reconsidered.)

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