Immortal Beloved

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John W Severely underrated! This is one of those movies that is unforgettable for its passion and soul, even if it doesn't always work. Some of the dialogue and acting is a bit stilted (though that's not true of Rossellini, Oldman, or Ter Steege, who are all great). But I'll take this any time over the more pretentious and less entertaining "Amadeus" (the obvious comparison from around the same time). I rewatched it after years last night, fell in love with it again, and appreciated more than ever how well it seems to capture Beethoven's personality, his follies and tragedies, and the innovative nature of his music. The "Ode to Joy" sequence might be the most moving filmic depiction of someone transcending suffering through art that I've ever seen. And the tragic love story is really gripping, even if there seems to be little basis in fact. You want these people to be happy, but fate has other ideas. Bernard Rose put his heart and soul into the direction, Oldman is magnificent, and the great Johanna Ter Steege is almost unbearably touching in her pride, strength, and ultimate compassion. This is just a wonderful imagining of the artist's life, very sad but also really inspiring and entertaining. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/02/24 Full Review Alec B Rose's imagery is really hit or miss here (often it is silly but a few times it is truly gorgeous) but I think ultimately I appreciated the attempt to visualize the music of Beethoven and connect it with specific emotions. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/21/24 Full Review Blobbo X Man search for the meaning of Rosebud. (Something like that, pretty sure.) Worth a look, listen. Blobbo enjoy. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/23/24 Full Review CKB This film should really be titled Beethoven's Girlfriends. Despite Gary Oldman's earnest efforts, we really learn very little about Beethoven the man and composer, for he is treated like a side character to the succession of women he presumably loved. The final 'solution' of who his 'Immortal Beloved' was is very bogus. Yet another of a long succession of terrible presentations of famous creative people done by very uncreative schmucks. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 10/09/23 Full Review rohit m Well were was the music Beethoven created why was it was so important to show us who was his beloved we didn't ask for it we wanted to know his childhood , how he became a Legend after Mozart not rubbish affairs which were not even accurate please don't do this with anyone else Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/12/23 Full Review Mary P Really enjoyed it. Gary Oldham owned the role, as usual. Really made you feel what Beethoven was going through with his loss of hearing and all of his personal struggles. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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