Beethoven Lives Upstairs (1992) (TV)

Director:

David Devine

Writer:

Heather Conkie (writer)

Release Date:

1992 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Family | Music

Plot:

A young boy learns to appreciate the music of his upstairs boarder, Ludwig Van Beethoven.

Plot Keywords:

Beethoven | Ludwig Van Beethoven | Composer | Irony | Boarding House

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 5 nominations

Cast

Neil Munro	...	Ludwig Van Beethoven
Illya Woloshyn	...	Christoph
Fiona Reid	...	Mother
Paul Soles	...	Mr. Schindler
Albert Schultz	...	Uncle Kurt
Sheila McCarthy	...	Sophie(Maid)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Luca Ackerman	...	Street Boy
Ross Conkey	...	Street Boy
David Foote	...	Street Boy
J. Hanus Jr.	...	Prince's Rider
Lubomír Kostelka	...	Waiter
John McCarthy	...	Musician

Runtime:

USA:51 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Port Hope, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Devine Videoworks Production

Trivia:

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.

Quotes:

Sophie: You know you're not half bad when you keep a civil tongue to yourself.

Too Loud & Too Slow

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.