Vienna, 1813-1819: Beethoven (played by Donatas Banionis) is at the peak of his fame. Orchestras all over the world play his music, but he lives modestly and is dependent upon private patrons. Nagged by his patronizing brothers, spied upon by officials for his republican beliefs and faced by his progressive hearing loss, the composer becomes more and more isolated. Seeman’s poetic film explores the joys, heartbreak and artistic spirit of the great composer as he works on his Ninth Symphony.
as Ludwig van Beethoven
as Johann van Beethoven
as Karl van Beethoven
as Gräfin Josephine Brunsvik
as Beethovens Sekretär
as Johann Nepomuk Mälzel
as Johanna
as Fürst Andreas Rasumowski
as Konzertsängerin S.
as Ignaz Schuppanzigh
as Fürst Karl Lichnowski
as Grisslinger
