
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

