Immortal Beloved

A chronicle of the life of infamous classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven and his painful struggle with hearing loss. Following Beethoven's death in 1827, his assistant, Schindler, searches for an elusive woman referred to in the composer's love letters as "immortal beloved." As Schindler solves the mystery, a series of flashbacks reveal Beethoven's transformation from passionate young man to troubled musical genius.

Cast

Gary Oldman

as Ludwig van Beethoven

Jeroen Krabbé

as Anton Felix Schindler

Isabella Rossellini

as Anna Marie Erdödy

Johanna ter Steege

as Johanna Reiss

Marco Hofschneider

as Karl van Beethoven

Miriam Margolyes

as Nanette Streicherová

Barry Humphries

as Clemens Metternich

Valeria Golino

as Giulietta Guicciardi

Gerard Horan

as Nikolaus Johann van Beethoven

Christopher Fulford

as Kaspar Anton Carl van Beethoven

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Ten years after the success of "Amadeus"; Hollywood decided to offer us a biopic of this giant of 19th century music who helped set up Vienna as the Mecca of classical music at the time. A truly multi-talented Gary Oldman is on good form as Bernard Rose guides us through the life, and fairly frequen...

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