Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- passionate
- melancholic
- tumultuous
- classical music night
- period drama evening
What critics said
Critics broadly valued Gary Oldman's committed Beethoven performance and the powerful use of the composer's music, while finding the romantic mystery contrived and the pacing ponderous.
What sets it apart
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Anton Felix Schindler investigates Beethoven's nameless love letter and questions the women connected to the composer.
Beethoven's increasing deafness becomes a central source of isolation, anger, and creative struggle.
Beethoven is portrayed as brilliant, arrogant, irascible, womanizing, and emotionally wounded.
Beethoven compositions, including Für Elise, are used as a major expressive force throughout the portrait.
Films like Immortal Beloved, and why
Amadeus
music-centered historical biopic with a volatile genius protagonist and heightened emotional drama
The Piano
romantic historical drama built around artistic ambition, obsession, and tragic personal relationships
Frida
artist biopic combining creative genius, troubled intimacy, and a lush period atmosphere
Movie Details
- Director
- Bernard Rose
- Release Date
- 1994-12-16
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (383)
Cast
- Gary Oldman
- Jeroen Krabbé
- Isabella Rossellini
- Johanna ter Steege
- Marco Hofschneider
- Miriam Margolyes
- Barry Humphries
- Valeria Golino
- Gerard Horan
- Christopher Fulford
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Immortal Beloved about?
- A passionate, speculative portrait of Beethoven that turns an enigmatic love letter into a search through genius, deafness, and turbulent desire.
- What is Immortal Beloved like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Immortal Beloved as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Immortal Beloved violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Immortal Beloved as mild.
- What did critics think of Immortal Beloved?
- Critics broadly valued Gary Oldman's committed Beethoven performance and the powerful use of the composer's music, while finding the romantic mystery contrived and the pacing ponderous.
- Which films are like Immortal Beloved?
- Films with a similar feel include Amadeus, The Piano, and Frida.
- How long is Immortal Beloved?
- Immortal Beloved runs 121 minutes.
- Where can I watch Immortal Beloved?
- In United States, Immortal Beloved streams on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel.
