In Search of Beethoven

Name: In Search of Beethoven
Director: Phil Grabsky
Released: 2009
Duration: 139 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Emanuel Ax, Jonathan Biss, Riccardo Chailly, Alban Gerhardt, Hélène Grimaud

2009 · 139 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 434 VOTES · DIR. Phil Grabsky

Overview

In Search of Beethoven offers a comprehensive documentary about the life and works of the great composer. Over 65 performances by the world's finest musicians were recorded and 100 interviews conducted in the making of this beautifully crafted film. Eleven interviews are included in the Extras and Six complete movements.

Dialogue Timeline — 304 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:46 Filmed, Written and Directed by Phil Grabsky

00:06:10 But he was fortunate to become friends with local aristocratic families

00:13:35 Opus 19 - Piano Concerto no. 2

00:19:05 Here the wine isn't good anymore. There the food is improving.

00:27:20 Opus 18 no. 6 - String Quartet

00:32:55 HEBE JEFFREY musicologist & guide

00:46:29 NICHOLAS MARSTON historian

00:54:07 CHRlS KRAUS opera & film director

00:55:20 Ha, the time has come!

00:57:01 He was intolerable.

00:57:59 An angel like Leonore

01:00:33 BARRY COOPER historian

01:07:03 It was simply impossible for him to overcome the class barriers.

01:13:24 LOUIS LANGREE conductor

01:21:48 Performed by Helene Grimaud & l'Orchestre de Paris

01:32:06 Opus 81 a - Piano Sonata no. 26 ['Das Lebewohl']

01:39:47 Opus 93 - Eighth Symphony

01:46:37 Opus 98 - Song Cycle: 'An die ferne Geliebte'

01:48:44 BAYAN NORTHCOTT writer and composer

01:57:45 He wanted to write something important.

01:59:55 We know the Father and the Son

02:02:22 Performed by the Orchestra of the 18th Century & the Orfeo Catala

02:07:14 All men shall be brothers There, where your gentle wings rest

02:13:03 Performed by the Endellion String Quartet

Cast & Characters

Emanuel Ax Self Jonathan Biss Self Riccardo Chailly Self Alban Gerhardt Self Hélène Grimaud Self Janine Jansen Self Roger Norrington Self Ilona Schmiel Self Juliet Stevenson Narrator Lars Vogt Self

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed304

Dialogue density2.2 lines / min

First line00:00:46

Final line02:13:03

Production Record

DirectorPhil Grabsky

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes434