The Life and Loves of Beethoven (1936)
Un grand amour de Beethoven (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 2h 15min
- Biography, Drama
- 21 Nov 1937 (USA)
- Movie
Lyrical biography of the classical composer, depicted as a romantical hero, an accursed artist.
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| Harry Baur | ... |
Ludwig van Beethoven
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| Annie Ducaux | ... |
Thérèse de Brunswick
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| Jany Holt | ... |
Juliette Guicciardi
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| Jean-Louis Barrault | ... |
Karl van Beethoven
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| Jean Debucourt | ... |
Le comte Robert Gallenberg
(as Jean Debucourt de la Comédie Française)
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| André Nox | ... |
Humpholz
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| Gaston Dubosc | ... |
Anton Schindler
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Sylvie Gance | ... |
La mère de l'enfant mort
(as Marjolaine)
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| Georges Paulais | ... |
Le médecin
(as Paulais)
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Georges Saillard | ... |
Breuning
(as Saillard)
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| Jean Pâqui | ... |
Pierrot
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| Jane Marken | ... |
Esther Frechet - la cuisinière
(as Marken)
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| Marcel Dalio | ... |
L'éditeur Steiner
(as Dalio)
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André Bertic | ... |
Johann van Beethoven
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| Philippe Richard |
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Roger Blin | ... |
de Ries
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| Enrico Glori |
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Dalméras | ... |
Franz Schubert
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| Lucas Gridoux | ... |
Nikolaus Zmeskall
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Yolande Laffon | ... |
La coumtesse Guicciardi
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Lucien Rozenberg | ... |
Le comte Guicciardi
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| Paul Pauley | ... |
Schuppanzigh
(as Pauley)
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Maurice Devienne | ... |
Petit rôle (uncredited)
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André Moreau | ... |
Ch. van Beethoven (uncredited)
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Nadine Picard | ... |
Petit rôle (uncredited)
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Gisèle Préville | ... |
(uncredited)
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Rika Radifé | ... |
Madame Johann van Beethoven (uncredited)
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Henri Richard | ... |
Petit rôle (uncredited)
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René Stern | ... |
Petit rôle (uncredited)
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Nadine Vogel | ... |
Petit rôle (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Abel Gance | ||
Written by
| Abel Gance | ... | (scenario and decoupage) |
| Steve Passeur | ... | (dialogue) |
| Steve Passeur | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Michel Kagansky | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Christian Stengel | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Marc Fossard | ||
| Robert Lefebvre | ||
Editing by
| Marguerite Beaugé | ||
| André Galitzine | ... | (as Galitzine) |
Production Design by
| Jacques Colombier | ||
Art Direction by
| Jacques Colombier | ||
Production Management
| Louis Daquin | ... | unit manager |
| Marc Le Pelletier | ... | production manager |
| Christian Stengel | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jean Arroy | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Georges Leblond | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
| Paul Minine | ... | special effects coordinator (uncredited) |
| Nicolas Wilcké | ... | special effects coordinator (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire | ... | musician |
| Marcel Dupré | ... | organ |
| Philippe Gaubert | ... | conductor |
| Lucas | ... | piano |
| Louis Masson | ... | music presentation / musical adaptation |
| Ludwig van Beethoven | ... | selected music (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Paule Boutaut | ... | script girl |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Éclair-Journal (1936) (France) (theatrical)
- Éditions René Chateau (2007) (France) (DVD)
- Curzon Film Distributors (1939) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (English subtitles)
- Europa-Film (1937) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Fotorama (1937) (Norway) (theatrical)
- J.H. Hoffberg Company (1942) (United States) (theatrical) (English subtitles)
- World Pictures Corporation (1937) (United States) (theatrical) (English subtitles)
- Connoisseur Video Collection (1994) (United States) (VHS) (subtitled)
- Continental Home Vídeo (1996) (Brazil) (VHS)
- Film Preserve (1990) (United States) (subtitled)
- Image Entertainment (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Jeunesse kikaku (2013) (Japan) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Studios Gaumont (studio)
- Tobis-Klangfilm (sound post-production)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
1801, in Vienna, two young women, his pupils, are in love with him. Thérèse de Brunswick's love remains unrequited even though she and Beethoven are engaged for years; Juliette Guicciardi, whom Beethoven loves but who marries a count, regrets that decision, but by then he and Thérèse are engaged. When Beethoven loses Juliette, he moves to the mill at Heiligenstadt; realizing he's becoming deaf, profound depression sets in. He rejects suicide, holding on to remembered sound and to his work, a dedication assisted by Thérèse and others. In later years, we see his devotion to an ungrateful and thieving nephew, his poverty, the isolation of deafness, and the love of friends.
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This film is one of over 200 titles in the list of independent feature films made available for television presentation by Advance Television Pictures announced in Motion Picture Herald 4 April 1942. At this time, television broadcasting was in its infancy, almost totally curtailed by the advent of World War II, and would not continue to develop until 1945-1946. Because of poor documentation (feature films were often not identified by title in conventional sources) no record has yet been found of its initial television broadcast. See more » |
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