Beethoven - Days in a Life
6.4
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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Donatas Banionis
Ludwig van Beethoven
Known for
Solaris
Beware of the Car!
Stefan Lisewski
Johann van Beethoven
Also in
Spuk im Hochhaus
Ghosts under the Ferris Wheel
Ludwig van Beethoven
Horst Seemann
Franz Jahrow
Hans Teuscher
Karl van Beethoven
Also in
Rottenknechte
Die Kids von Berlin
Günter Kunert
Also in
Farewell
Bärbel Weigel
Renate Richter
Gräfin Josephine Brunsvik
Also in
Happy End
Die unheilige Sophia
Otto Hanisch
Eberhard Esche
Beethovens Sekretär
Also in
Trace of Stones
Divided Heaven
Fred Delmare
Johann Nepomuk Mälzel
Also in
In All Friendship
Zur See
Horst Seemann Director · Günter Kunert Writer Otto Hanisch Cinematographer
First release October 14, 1976 · Produced in XG · Production DEFA
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
DEFA
Production
XG
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Original title
Beethoven – Tage aus einem Leben
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · October 14, 1976
Theatrical · East Germany
No release date listed for United States.
Finland
September 9, 1977 · Theatrical
Lithuania
November 3, 2016 · Scanorama Film Festival Vilnius
Romania
June 13, 1977 · Theatrical
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