Louis van Beethoven (2020 movie)

Louis van Beethoven
Louis van Beethoven
Directed by	Niki Stein
Written by	Niki Stein
Produced by	Ernst Ludwig Ganzert
Starring	Tobias Moretti; Colin Pütz; Anselm Bresgott; Ulrich Noethen; Silke Bodenbender; Caroline Hellwig; Cornelius Obonya; Johanna Gastdorf; Ronald Kukulies; Manuel Rubey;
Cinematography	Arthur W. Ahrweiler
Edited by	Jan Henrik Pusch
Distributed by	Degeto, WDR, ORF
Running time	120 minutes
Countries	Germany, Czech Republic, Austria
Language	German

Louis van Beethoven is a biographical film that came out for the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth. The movie shows us the story of the world-famous composer from different perspectives. The title reflects the name that was used in his youth.^[1]

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The film moves back and forth between Beethoven’s final year and his early life in Bonn. The Beethoven we meet as an adult (played by Tobias Moretti) has long been deaf. He has come to his brother Johann’s home in Gneixendorf along with their nephew Karl (Peter Lewys Preston) after Karl’s attempted suicide. There Louis is in constant battle with everyone around him. This is the background that leads to memories of his earlier life.

As a child in Bonn, Louis (Colin Pütz) was a musical prodigy. He is pushed by his father, who has dreams of him being a new Mozart. Through his father’s connections as a singer in the court of the Elector, the young Beethoven comes under the supervision of other musicians. He also comes in contact with Tobias Pfeiffer (Sabin Tambrea), a local actor who rooms with the family.

As he becomes a young man, Louis (Anselm Bresgott) continues to grow as a musician. He also suffers the loss of his mother, which sends his father into grief and alcoholism. He comes under the patronage of the von Breuning family and falls in love with Eleonore von Breuning (Caroline Hellwig). But he is below the family’s social station and any match between them is forbidden. To recreate the atmosphere of Beethoven’s era, it was decided to use a few replicas of period instruments made by a modern piano maker Paul McNulty.

References[change | change source]

↑ "Review: Handsomely-mounted 'Louis Van Beethoven' is bum-bum-humdrum". Los Angeles Times. 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2021-07-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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[1] "Review: Handsomely-mounted 'Louis Van Beethoven' is bum-bum-humdrum". Los Angeles Times. 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2021-07-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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