Vienna, 1813-1819: Beethoven (played by Donatas Banionis) is at the peak of his fame. Orchestras all over the world play his music, but he lives modestly and is dependent upon private patrons. Nagged by his patronizing brothers, spied upon by officials for his republican beliefs and faced by his progressive hearing loss, the composer becomes more and more isolated. Seeman’s poetic film explores the joys, heartbreak and artistic spirit of the great composer as he works on his Ninth Symphony.

Rating: 5

Cast:

Hanns-Jörn

Weber

Eva

Jiroušková

Werner

Dissel

Wolf

Sabo

Angela

Brunner

Donatas

Banionis

Stefan

Lisewski

Hans

Teuscher

Renate

Richter

Eberhard

Esche

Fred

Delmare

Katja

Paryla

Günter

Wolf

Leon

Niemczyk

Marita

Böhme

Rolf

Hoppe

Hannjo

Hasse

Erika

Pelikowsky

Günter

Rüger

Gerry

Wolff

Herwart

Grosse

Wolfgang

Greese

Gerd

Ehlers

Dirk

Nawrocki

Christa

Gottschalk

Hanns-Jörn

Weber

Eva

Jiroušková

Werner

Dissel

Wolf

Sabo

Angela

Brunner

Donatas

Banionis

Stefan

Lisewski

Hans

Teuscher

Renate

Richter

Eberhard

Esche