IMDb plot summary: The life and death of the legendary Ludwig van Beethoven. Besides all the work he is known for, the composer once wrote a famous love letter to a nameless beloved, and the movie tries to find out who this beloved was--not easy, as Beethoven has had many women in his life.
Directed by Bernard Rose. Starring Gary Oldman, Jeroen Krabbe, Isabella Rossellini, and Johanna ter Steege.
This movie is mostly just a lavish romance wrapped up in the trappings of being about a famous composer. Beethoven's film features prominently throughout the score, and there are a few scenes of his work, but most of it centers around the drama and mystery of his life, and that's handled awkwardly -- at one point, characters are explaining flashbacks to each other that they were there for! Gary Oldman is pretty great as Beethoven, though not quite enough to drum up enough sympathy for his character and how badly he treats some of these women. I'm not as interested as I used to be in the plight of the tortured genius who treats people badly, so I was somewhat dissatisfied with the film's overall goal. While there are some good individual moments, it's no Amadeus.
How it entered my Flickchart:
Immortal Beloved < Fahrenheit 451
Immortal Beloved > Hercules
Immortal Beloved < Run Lola Run
Immortal Beloved > Blue Valentine
Immortal Beloved < Dear Frankie
Immortal Beloved > *batteries not include
Immortal Beloved < Burlesque
Immortal Beloved > The Conjuring
Immortal Beloved > The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Immortal Beloved > The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared
Immortal Beloved < 'Master Harold'...And the Boys
Final spot: #2246 out of 3380, or 34%.
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