A remarkably crafted and precise life-spanning epic on the iconic musician, this endearing drama comes right on time to commemorate the 250th Anniversary of his birth. Writer-Director Niki Stein amusingly chronicles his life in an accessible, universal approach depicting his journey from a prodigious child who defies his conservative instructor with his personal and rebellious musical-techniques to his young days as a handsome student venturing Vienna and mingling with Mozart and other geniuses alike, and from his early signs of deaf to the difficulties of aging with financial and emotional instability. In an elegant atmosphere, luminously shot and fast paced editing, the film maintains it thrilling and interesting as seen through the nostalgic memories of Beethoven, reflecting on his childhood, his fondness for his persistent, influential father, and other family members, the lessons and angles acquired through his mentors and friends, and his forbidden romance to a member of the elite. Impeccably designed and performed by a fantastic ensemble cast, it is probably the best, most elegant and modernized Beethoven’s adaptation ever made for the screen.
(Film Movement. 12/16. In Virtual Cinemas.)