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.
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
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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...