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Summary: My angel, my all, my other self
Review: Great, heart-wrenching story, whether fictionalized or not. Big bold music, great visuals. Nice DVD extras. In my top 10 musicals category.
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Summary: Immortal......truly beloved
Review: This protrayal of Beethoven and his most moving music is immortal. The story of his deep passion and how he was able to capture the emotions of his life through music is beyond human comprenshion. Truly a most wonderful and beloved movie.
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Summary: I loved this movie
Review: I have to say that I absolutely loved this movie. It reaches every emotion and the music is beautiful. A must see.
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Summary: Emily K's Beloved Review
Review: This movie is beautiful. It made me appreciate the music of Beethoven so much more. Immortal Beloved tells the story behind his music, and you are introduced to one of his other talents: the letters he wrote are exquisite. The movie affects you for days and really leaves you thinking about the irony of life. I wasn't interested in seeing this movie, but my friend convinced me, and I hope that this review will do the same for someone else.
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Summary: A Great Film.
Review: "Immortal Beloved" is the greatest film ever made about the greatest of all composers, Beethoven. Bernard Rose's film is a masterpiece in its own right, a rich tapestry of love and genius mingled together. It is a passionate film, that clearly understands and feels not only the music, but the mind of a genius like Beethoven. So what if a lot of the material may be fictional? So what? The movie is still brilliant, moving and unforgettable. The photography is rich, the music grand and voluptous (of course, it's Beethoven's music!) and the performances are always convincing. Gary Oldman brilliantly plays Beethoven. There's also a tenderness, a sweetness to the story, which shows that yes, even grumpy geniuses who only live in their own worlds composing beautiful music fall deeply in love. Rose takes us into the world of Beethoven. The ending is also surprising and convincing, you'll never guess who the immortal beloved is. "Immortal Beloved" as a whole is beautiful, grand, hypnotic, exquisite and brilliant. Beethoven himself would be proud. It is a must-see for music lovers, art lovers and people who simply love a great love story put on film. Nice flick to see for a couple. If there is one movie that displays what falling in love is for a genius, "Immortal Beloved" is it.
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Summary: Simply immortal
Review: Despite what some people may think of this movie, I really feel that it was a great movie. The music is incredible and goes very well with the story. It could be compared to Amadeus, but that really would not do it justice, the stories are completely different. Immortal Beloved is also an opportunity for people to see that these great composers were the rock stars of that era. I would recommend this to anybody, even if they don't like classical music.
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Summary: Ludwig van B.
Review: As a fan of Beethoven's music, I really enjoyed this movie. G.Oldman is the best we could have found ! Phisically, he looks very close to Beethoven (especially for his hair-cut), and his acting, WHILE BEING DEAF, is remarcable. I would have rather prefered a film on Beethoven's life, but it doesn't matter. I recommend this movie very much.
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Summary: Wasted Opportunity
Review: Sophomoric and totally non-historic. This is an almost OK movie about one of the greatest men who ever lived. Beethoven's life is too important to let this movie rest as his biography on film. Nobody who knows anything about Beethoven the man or about Beethovens music could like this movie. The three women in question weren't even contenders, especially his sister-in-law Johanna, who he despised. Beethoven is written as a freakish eccentric. Gary Oldman's performance is superficial and cartoonish. The sets are nice, the costumes are nice, the music is nice, but so what? You get that in any period film. The greatest composer of all time deserves a great movie honoring his life. Oh please God, give us a second chance!
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Summary: Wonderful, passionate, absorbing
Review: I have seen this video at least 4 times. I only wish I could have seen it when it was on the Big Screen. I used to dismiss classical music, for the most part, until I saw "Immortal Beloved." I have both CDs issued from the film, and consequently have become an ardent Beethoven fan. This is an absorbing drama, and Gary Oldman is absolutely wonderful as Beethoven, along with Isabella Rosselini as the countess. I have since learned that there may be more fiction than fact to this film, but it doesn't detract from "Luddy's" genius or his music, or his very sad life. Just a great film.
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Summary: A Brilliant Masterpiece
Review: Beethoven was a troubled man, and nothing short of a genius. He was insufferable and insulting to few that new him, but his music was loved(and still is) by many. What could make a man so bitter? so cold? The answers are investigated in this mystery.Upon his death, Beethoven's will is found and all possessions are left to an un-named "Immortal Beloved". We slowly learn that Beethoven once had a heart, and was in love, until they left him. Not only are we introduced to Beethoven's pure genius, but his emotions as well. Beethoven was not a God, but a man... as vulnerable as any other. This movie is a tearjerker, with one of the most ironic, unpredictable endings of all time. We learn much about Beethoven... while in search of his "Immortal Beloved".
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