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1994 Certificate 15
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Gary Oldman, Jeroen Krabbe, Isabella Rossellini and Valeria Golino star in Immortal Beloved, a mesmerizing mystery based on the tumultuous real life of Ludwig van Beethoven. Oldman gives a tour de force performance as the passionate, volatile genius who inspired love and hatred in equal measure. Whether seducing regal followers .. Read more

Starring Gary Oldman, Isabella Rossellini, Johanna Ter Steege, Valeria Golino
Director Bernard Rose, Bernard Rose
Genres Drama

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Immortal Beloved

Gary Oldman, Jeroen Krabbe, Isabella Rossellini and Valeria Golino star in Immortal Beloved, a mesmerizing mystery based on the tumultuous real life of Ludwig van Beethoven. Oldman gives a tour de force performance as the passionate, volatile genius who inspired love and hatred in equal measure. Whether seducing regal followers or criticizing the ruling class, Beethoven made many enemies. But he also had one true love - the unnamed "Immortal Beloved" mentioned in an enigmatic letter discovered upon his death. The thrilling search for the identity of this mystery woman leads us into Beethoven's dark past, his hidden passions and, ultimately, into the unparalleled genius of his music.

Starring Gary Oldman, Isabella Rossellini, Johanna Ter Steege, Valeria Golino, Jeroen Krabbe
Director Bernard Rose, Bernard Rose
Studio ICON HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 55 mins
Blu-ray: 1 hr 55 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Blu-ray: English
Released DVD: 02 Feb 2009
Blu-ray: not available
Production year: 1994
Format DVD

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  • A narrative told in flashbacks to the women who played a part in Beethoven's life; the result is a standard and not particularly convincing portrait of the artist as a tortured genius.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

  • This passionately committed Beethoven biopic proves there's life in the old music yet. Held together by Oldman's... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    Beethoven Immortal

    This is a film that has 'stood the test of time' much like Beethoven himself. Strong cast, good use of flash-back, the focus on Beethoven's turmoil associated with his deafness and superb music make this a really engrossing couple of hours cinema.

      • Chrisaljack from Haywards Heath
      • Posted 19 Feb 2009 10:07

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    very watchable

    Quite a good film, with good locations and of course, Beethoven's music. Oldman does not a bad job. The problem is it is never clearly explained why Beethoven has such affection for the women finally identified in his last Will at the end.

    Not a patch on Amadeus.

      • A customer from London
      • Posted 01 May 2009 16:20

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    Copying Beethoven

    • 13 Aug 2007

    With few exceptions, films about the great composers have been a rum bunch. Grieg got the egregious Song of Norway. Ken Russell did well by Delius in Song of Summer, okay by Tchaikovsky in The Music Lovers, so-so for Mahler, then perpetrated Lisztomania, with Roger Daltrey as Franz Liszt, Paul Nicholas as Wagner, and Ringo Starr as the Pope. And of course, Tom Hulce played Mozart as a braying adolescent in Amadeus. Stern, deaf old Beethoven has mostly been given a wide berth by filmmakers,... Read more

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