As a great admirer of Beethoven's music, I must concur that the movie should be taken with a few grains of salt. See it as a piece of entertainment, but if you want to learn more about this music master, I direct you to the biography "Beethoven" by Maynard Solomon. As genealogists, you will appreciate Solomon's research. And do buy the soundtrack - it's fantastic. The late Sir George Solti (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) is at the helm and Ludwig never sounded better :o) Tina p.s. Most music scholars believe that Antoine Brentano, an aristocratic lady out of his reach, was the intended recipient of Beethoven's famous Immortal Beloved letter. ----- Original Message ----- From: Thomas Koch <ferdinad@omnitelcom.com> To: <GERMAN-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 2:25 AM Subject: Re: [GERMAN-LIFE] German Movies > I would suggest "Immortal Beloved", while not a German made movie, it is > about a great German - namely Beethoven. It also has a great soundtrack. It > needs to be taken with a fairly large grain of salt. It is told from the > point of view of a biographer of Beethoven who is trying to determine the > identity of the mysterious "Immortal Beloved". This biographer, Krabbe, > although a contemporary of Beethoven, is considered inaccurate. Also, the > movie does not reach the same conclusion as Krabbe did in his biography. > Also, at least in the biography I scanned after the movie, Ludwig's father > is not as abusive as portrayed in the film, nor is the movie's explanation > of his hearing loss considered accurate. > Still a better than average movie rental, und somewhat on German history > in the time of Beethoven. > > Thomas Koch > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Sue Schafer <schafs@home.com> > To: <GERMAN-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2001 11:09 PM > Subject: [GERMAN-LIFE] German Movies > > > > I sure wish there were more German movies at the local video store. They > have two: Das Boot, and the Musician Comedians, of course both are old > WWII movies.... What is the current movie scene like in Germany these > days? I've seen lots of great period movies, especially ones made in > Norway and Sweden. Now that I've gotten interested in German genealogy and > history, I would love to see a good period German film. > > > > Sue > > > > > > ==== GERMAN-LIFE Mailing List ==== > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from digest mode send a message to: > > GERMAN-LIFE-D-request@rootsweb.com and add the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the > message and send. > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > > > > > > > ==== GERMAN-LIFE Mailing List ==== > GERMAN-FOOD-L@rootsweb.com to subscribe send a message to: > GERMAN-FOOD-L-request@rootsweb.com and add the word SUBSCRIBE in the message and send. > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >