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6.4/10   222 votes
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Writer:
Heather Conkie (writer)
Release Date:
1992 (USA) more
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Plot:
A young boy learns to appreciate the music of his upstairs boarder, Ludwig Van Beethoven. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 5 nominations more
User Comments:
Too Loud & Too Slow more (10 total)

Cast

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Neil Munro ... Ludwig Van Beethoven
Illya Woloshyn ... Christoph
Fiona Reid ... Mother
Paul Soles ... Mr. Schindler
Albert Schultz ... Uncle Kurt
Sheila McCarthy ... Sophie(Maid)
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Luca Ackerman ... Street Boy
Ross Conkey ... Street Boy
David Foote ... Street Boy
J. Hanus Jr. ... Prince's Rider
Lubomír Kostelka ... Waiter
John McCarthy ... Musician
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USA:51 min
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At one point in the film, an angry Christoph is told that Beethoven is working on his Ninth Symphony. He retorts by saying that he hopes it is Beethoven's last. This is a reference to actual fact: the symphony was finished in 1824, and he died three years later without ever writing a new one. more
Quotes:
Sophie: You know you're not half bad when you keep a civil tongue to yourself. more

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13 out of 20 people found the following comment useful.
Too Loud & Too Slow, 24 February 2007
5/10
Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

This is kind of one of those kids' after-school TV movies they used to have on television before Ophra and her ilk took over on late afternoon. It's only 50 minutes long which doesn't give it much chance for us to get the know anyone's character in any depth.

The kid, Illya Woloshyn, reminds me a little of Max Pomeranc of "Searching for Bobby Fischer." The story is so-so, certainly no 'Fischer'."

I found too much yelling (raving, actually) by Beethoven and too slow a story, even for 50 minutes.

The main attributes are the some pretty scenery and some of Beethoven's music, which is beautiful and dramatic.

Overall, not very memorable.

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