Immortal Beloved
1994, Film, 121 min, Biography, Drama, Music, English, United States, MoviePedia score 69
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.
Directed by Bernard Rose
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
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