In Search of Beethoven

Name: In Search of Beethoven
Genre: Biography, Music, Documentary
Released: September 23, 2009
Duration: 139 min
Rating: 71

2009

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Release Date: September 23, 2009

Summary: In Search of Beethoven addresses the romantic myth that Beethoven was a heroic, tormented figure battling to overcome his tragic fate, struck down by deafness, who searched for his 'immortal beloved' but remained unmarried. It delves beyond the image of the tortured, cantankerous, unhinged personality, to reveal someone quite different andIn Search of Beethoven addresses the romantic myth that Beethoven was a heroic, tormented figure battling to overcome his tragic fate, struck down by deafness, who searched for his 'immortal beloved' but remained unmarried. It delves beyond the image of the tortured, cantankerous, unhinged personality, to reveal someone quite different and far more interesting. (Seventh Art Productions)… Expand

Director: Phil Grabsky

Genre(s): Biography, Music, Documentary

Runtime: 139 min

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Steve Smith

The results do justice to a complex genius whose impact can scarcely be overstated. Read full review

Andrew Schenker

The film's real resource is its impressive array of talking heads, their intimate familiarity with the music, and their ability to impart graspable insight. Read full review

Joe Leydon

Beautifully lensed and intelligently crafted. Read full review

Jeremy Eichler

Grabsky’s goal appears to have been more circumscribed: an introduction to the composer that speaks to both the classical newcomer and someone who has loved this music for years but pieced together its back story only from hundreds of disconnected program notes. Read full review

V.A. Musetto

What made Ludwig such a great musician? The documentary In Search of Beethoven, directed by Phil Grabsky, answers that question reasonably well. Read full review

Neil Genzlinger

The best thing about In Search of Beethoven, Phil Grabsky’s biography of the composer, is the company he brings along on the hunt. Read full review

Joshua Kosman

Dull and unilluminating. Read full review

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