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Bernard Rose (written by)
Release Date:
6 January 1995 (USA)
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Tagline:
The genius behind the music. The madness behind the man. The untold love story of Ludwig von Beethoven.
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The life and death of the legendary Ludwig van Beethoven. Beside all the work he is known for, the composer...
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Shades of Amadeus.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Gary Oldman | ... | Ludwig van Beethoven |
 | Jeroen Krabbé | ... | Anton Felix Schindler |
 | Isabella Rossellini | ... | Anna Marie Erdödy |
 | Johanna ter Steege | ... | Johanna Reiss |
| Marco Hofschneider | ... | Karl van Beethoven |
 | Miriam Margolyes | ... | Nanette Streicherová |
| Barry Humphries | ... | Clemens Metternich |
 | Valeria Golino | ... | Giulietta Guicciardi |
| Gerard Horan | ... | Nikolaus Johann van Beethoven |
 | Christopher Fulford | ... | Kaspar Anton Carl van Beethoven |
| Alexandra Pigg | ... | Therese Obermayer |
| Luigi Diberti | ... | Franz Josef Guicciardi |
 | Michael Culkin | ... | Jakob Hotscevar |
| Donal Gibson | ... | Karl Holz |
| Matthew North | ... | Young Karl van Beethoven |
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121 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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SDDS (8 channels) |
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Iceland:12 |
Canada:14A |
South Korea:15 |
Philippines:R-18 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-12 |
Germany:12 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Spain:T |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:R
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The same year this came out, Gary Oldman also starred in Luc Besson’s Léon (1994), in which he plays a character who is obsessed with Beethoven.
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: Beethoven plays Fur Elise for his nephew Karl, with his arms reaching around Karl's body, whilst Karl sits at the piano. There is no way Beethoven can reach the sustain pedal in this position, yet the piece is being correctly pedaled as we hear it played. Carl is not proficient enough to pedal for himself, let alone for another player, so it is not even an issue as to whether he may have been pedaling - he was not.
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Ludwig van Beethoven:
[in reference to "Violin Sonata in A Major, Op. 47" - "Kreutzer"... ] Do you like it?
Anton Felix Schindler: Shh!
Ludwig van Beethoven: I cannot hear them, but I know they are making a hash of it. What do you think? Music is... a dreadful thing. What is it? I don't understand it. What does it mean?
Anton Felix Schindler: It - it exalts the soul.
Ludwig van Beethoven: Utter nonsense. If you hear a marching band, is your soul exalted? No, you march. If you hear a waltz, you dance. If you hear a mass, you take communion. It is the power of music to carry one directly into the mental state of the composer. The listener has no choice. It is like hypnotism. So, now...
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Anton Felix Schindler: Shh!
Ludwig van Beethoven: I cannot hear them, but I know they are making a hash of it. What do you think? Music is... a dreadful thing. What is it? I don't understand it. What does it mean?
Anton Felix Schindler: It - it exalts the soul.
Ludwig van Beethoven: Utter nonsense. If you hear a marching band, is your soul exalted? No, you march. If you hear a waltz, you dance. If you hear a mass, you take communion. It is the power of music to carry one directly into the mental state of the composer. The listener has no choice. It is like hypnotism. So, now...
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References Citizen Kane (1941)
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Soundtrack:
Missa Solemnis in D Major, Op. 123
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The two films have several things in common. One, they don't shy away from portraying the composers for the mentally disturbed individuals they are. Two, they are done mainly in flashback. And finally, they will likely be seen as the definitive biographical film of both Beethoven and Mozart.
Bernard Rose (Anna Karenina, Ivans xtc.) may seem ill-suited to this material, but he proves himself with seemingly effortless precision. It is a truly beautiful film to watch, and reaches it's peak visually in the scene of a young Beethoven floating in a sea of stars.
Before I saw the film, Gary Oldman seemed a bad choice to me. I simply didn't think he would be believable in this kind of role. Seeing his performance is an entirely different affair. He becomes the character in a more complete way than I would've imagined.
Of course, Immortal Beloved skimps a bit on historical accuracy, but it more than makes up for it in pure quality. A must for fans of Ludwig van Beethoven, and especially Gary Oldman.
8.1 out of 10