Where to Watch The Life and Loves of Beethoven (1936) in the US

What it's about

1801, in Vienna, two young women, his pupils, are in love with him. Thérèse de Brunswick's love remains unrequited even though she and Beethoven are engaged for years; Juliette Guicciardi, whom Beethoven loves but who marries a count, regrets that decision, but by then he and Thérèse are engaged. When Beethoven loses Juliette, he moves to the mill at Heiligenstadt; realizing he's becoming deaf, profound depression sets in. He rejects suicide, holding on to remembered sound and to his work, a dedication assisted by Thérèse and others. In later years, we see his devotion to an ungrateful and thieving nephew, his poverty, the isolation of deafness, and the love of friends.

Cast and crew

Director

Abel Gance

Writer

Abel Gance, Steve Passeur

Starring

Harry Baur, Annie Ducaux, Jany Holt

Details

Release date

Nov 21, 1937

Language

French

Country

France

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