Drama ·History ·Music · East Germany · 1976 · 1h 48m

Beethoven - Days in a Life

Beethoven – Tage aus einem Leben

Director

Cast

Donatas Banionis as Ludwig van Beethoven Stefan Lisewski as Johann van Beethoven Hans Teuscher as Karl van Beethoven Renate Richter as Gräfin Josephine Brunsvik Eberhard Esche as Beethovens Sekretär Fred Delmare as Johann Nepomuk Mälzel

Crew

Otto Hanisch — Director of Photography Bärbel Weigel — Editor Günter Kunert — Writer Horst Seemann — Writer

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

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Key Collaborators

Horst Seemann Director Otto Hanisch Director of Photography Bärbel Weigel Editor Günter Kunert Writer Horst Seemann Writer

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