A musical film based on biographical facts about Clara Wieck's love for composer Robert Schumann (1810-1856), her marriage against her will, Schumann's triumph, and his tragic end due to mental illness. The film is beautiful and entertaining, full of noble spirit and beautiful words about art and love, which only conflict in a theoretical context; not least thanks to its solid cast, this film is quite serious and far from kitsch. Completed in 1944, during World War II, the film was rejected by the Nazi leadership, but was eventually released and enjoyed success with an audience already weary of war.
as Clara Wieck
as Robert Schumann
as Baron Fölkersam
as Friedrich Wieck
as Johannes Brahms
as Bürgermeister
as Fräulein Leser
as Franz Liszt
as Madame Hülsebusch
as Tausch, Konzertmeister
as Gerichtspräsident
as Dr. Körber
as Pistazy
as Student
as Flügeladjutant
as Hausmädchen
as König Karl IV. von Schweden
as Clemens Rollfuß
as Würdenträger am Königshof
as Konzertbesucherin
as Solistin im Chor
