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Beethoven - Days in a Life (1976)

Beethoven - Days in a Life (1976)

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Release Date: 1976, October 14
Directors: Horst Seemann
Countries: East Germany
Production: DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Cast: Donatas Banionis, Leon Niemczyk, Rolf Hoppe, Renate Richter, Hans Teuscher, Fred Delmare, Werner Dissel, Marita Böhme, Eberhard Esche, Katja Paryla, Stefan Lisewski, Hannjo Hasse

Overview:

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.

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