July 8, 2006
Frank S. Nugent, New York Times
Harry Baur,
Annie Ducaux,
Jany Holt,
Andre Nox,
Jane Marken
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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 Beetho... read more
Directed by: Abel Gance
DVD Release Date: January 24, 2006
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November 15, 2007
TV Guide's Movie Guide
Abel Gance's film biography of one of the world's greatest composers focuses on what Gance saw to be his only true loves -- music and Holt. Full Review
November 15, 2007
Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion
Easily the best of Gance's talkies, the film's creative élan scarcely wavers even at its most leadenly dramatic. Full Review
April 28, 2006
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Fascinating biopic on the 19th-century Ludwig van Beethoven. Full Review
September 8, 2005
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
By turns clunky, corny and downright brilliant, Abel Gance's 1936 biopic on Ludwig Van Beethoven is never less than fascinating Full Review
October 6, 2005
Michael Szymanski, International Press Academy
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July 1, 2005
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