Review of Immortal Beloved (1994) by Bastet 0 — 30 Jan 2010

This movie makes excellent use of Beethoven's musical works. I am unsure of the historical accuracy of the film, but it is an interesting musical mystery of sorts as we follow Beethoven's secretary, Schindler, in his quest to find the true heir of Beethoven's estate- his Immortal Beloved.

The only reason I did not love it was I felt that there was not enough well tie-ins to the final solution and people's behavior was difficult. At the result of one tiny thing, lives were ruined forever. There is one thing I can agree on with the characters of this film and that his operatic addition of Ode to Joy in his Ninth Symphony makes it one of the most magnificent pieces ever written.