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VHS : Immortal BelovedIn association with Amazon.com List Price: $14.95 Price: $4.90 You Save: $10.05 (67%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786303477299 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC ISBN: 6303477291 Label: Sony Pictures Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Sony Pictures Release Date: January 23, 1996 Running Time: 120 minutes Studio: Sony Pictures Theatrical Release Date: January 06, 1995 Sales Rank: 11146 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Amazon.com: This thrilling, speculative story about the mystery woman whom Ludwig van Beethoven once identified in a letter as his "immortal beloved" is directed by Bernard Rose (Paperhouse). Gary Oldman plays the deaf genius with tragic brutality in a series of flashbacks that arise during a connect-the-dots investigation by Beethoven's secretary (Jeroen Krabbé), who is looking into the composer's love affairs to ascertain who held the key to his heart. Rose arrives at a moving if imperfect portrait of a complicated artist, and he pays gorgeous tribute to Beethoven's stolen innocence in childhood. (You may never hear the Ninth Symphony again without thinking of Rose's beautiful image of young Ludwig immersed in cosmic rapture.) Produced by Mel Gibson's company, Icon. --Tom Keogh Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Movie making at it's best.If you have no appreciation for Beethoven or his music watching this film will undoubtedly change that. Directed with real verve and finely acted by the likes of Gary Oldman, I loved watching this film. I own this movie and drag it out every once in a while. Great recordings of his music by the current masters infuse some scenes with intense emotion: the emotions Beethoven himself must have felt. This is one of the finest period films I have seen, and can only recommend it highly. Rating: - MagnificentThis movie has achieved the daunting task of being good enough for its music. I don't collect many movies because, even if I enjoyed them, I don't want to sit through them again after I know the endings. This is an exception. The acting and filmography are so great (not to mention the music) that I enjoy watching it over and over, even though I know the surprise ending. So well done. Rating: - One of My FavoritesThis movie is romantic, it's got more twists and turns than the airport in Florida, it's poetic, it's artistic and I love the music (listening to it, learning more about it and how it was written). If you like to listen to more Beethoven, you may like to check out Keyboard Conversations®: The Power and Passion of Beethoven (Keyboard Conversations) (this comes as a cd) Rating: - Immortal Gary OldmanIt's been a while since I have seen this movie. But it still resonates within me. Gary Oldman is one of my absolute favorite actors, and this movie is a testament to his abilities. Powerful, beautiful, classical. I loved this movie! Rating: - Beautiful and tragicWonderful recounting of Beethoven's life, though not exactly true to history; but after doing some research, I could see that in order to not distract the viewer with a lot of details, it was necessary to combine truisms and take a few liberties in order to make a point. For instance, the fact that it was never discovered who his Immortal Beloved ever was in reality; that it could have been a number of women, and the "letter" was actually a series of three letters written over several days would ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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