Ludwig van Beethoven: a history that deserves to be told - Una historia que merece ser contada | Film review (ENG - SPA)

Review


Hello friends of Movies & TV Shows, I hope you are very well, enjoying a good cinema, today I want to review the film of Ludwig van Beethoven created by Netflix in 2020 and I saw several months ago, is of the genre drama and history so it is not a story so attached to the real facts so we can not say that it is biographical, but it is a film that serves to learn about the life of this person who is so important in the world of music.

Ludwig van Beethoven was a composer, concert pianist, musician and pianist in his speciality, conductor and, of course, teacher with an extensive musical legacy in the genre of piano and chamber music, I will not give you more details because I am not an expert on the subject. The film begins with a boy of 8 years old, who likes the piano and who presents abilities in this instrument something that his father could observe and began to compare him with another great musician of similar epoch the famous Mozart pressing the boy to be at the height of this gentleman, he reached the popularity in the adolescence and was in the adult age where he finds the fame, but with many debts that do not allow him to enjoy a good fortune, from young was losing the hearing, he died to an age that nowadays would be considered young.

! [Spanish Version]

Hola amigos de Movies & TV Shows, espero que estén muy bien, disfrutando de un buen cine, hoy quiero reseñar la película de Ludwig van Beethoven creada por Netflix en el año 2020 y que vi hace varios meses, es del género drama e historia por lo que no es una historia tan apegada a los hechos reales por eso no podemos decir que es biográfica, pero es una película que sirve para informarse de la vida de esta persona que es tan importante en el mundo de la música.

Ludwig van Beethoven fue un compositor, concertista, músico y pianista en su especialidad, director de orquesta y, por supuesto, maestro con un legado musical extenso en el género de piano y música de cámara, no les doy más detalles porque no soy experta en el tema. La película inicia con un niño de 8 años, que le gusta el piano y que presenta habilidades en este instrumento algo que su padre pudo observar y comenzó a compararlo con otro gran músico de época similar el famoso Mozart presionando al niño para que estuviera a la altura de este señor, alcanzo la popularidad en la adolescencia y fue en la edad adulta donde encuentra la fama, pero con muchas deudas que no le permiten disfrutar de una buena fortuna, desde joven fue perdiendo la audición, falleció a una edad que hoy en día se consideraría joven.


Plot


Ludwig van Beethoven was a happy child, with a loving mother, younger siblings and a father who was present only when he was pressured to excel in music, but because he loved music, he was unaffected by the pressure exerted by his father. His father began to have alcohol problems, losing his job, and then decided to support the family on the income from the private party gigs he got for Ludwig, abusing him to the extreme.

As Ludwig grew up, he became extremely perfectionist and ambitious, wanting to achieve what his father longed for: to be on the same level or higher than Mozart, becoming a withdrawn, bitter and somewhat stubborn young man. Accustomed to work, he decided to give lessons to children and young people, and it is there when he fell in love with a young woman of high class, being reciprocated, however, due to his social inequality this love was frustrated, since her family was not willing to allow this link, although he was already making a reputation as a musician, but he lacked the money and the class, due to this failure he became more passionate about the piano trying to forget the sorrows.

From a young age he experienced difficult moments such as the loss of his mother, his father's alcoholism, the responsibility of carrying his siblings and paying his father's debts. He got to know Mozart, but the admiration he felt for him faded as he got to know the person he was and not the musician, the years went by, he grew older and apparently did not fall in love again. In the last stage of his life, he was completely deaf and lived in the house of one of his brothers, causing problems of coexistence due to his arrogant and unbearable character. He was so difficult that he provoked a suicide attempt by his right-hand man, a nephew who accompanied him everywhere he went.

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Argumento

Ludwig van Beethoven fue un niño feliz, con una madre amorosa, tenía hermanos menores y un padre que estuvo presente solo cuando lo presionaba para resaltar en la música, pero como a él le gustaba este arte, no le afectaba la presión ejercida por su progenitor. Su padre comenzó a tener problemas de alcohol perdiendo su trabajo y entonces decido mantener a la familia a costa de los ingresos obtenidos por los conciertos de fiestas privadas que le conseguía a Ludwig, abusando de forma extrema de este niño.

Al crecer, Ludwig se volvió extremadamente perfeccionista y ambicioso, pues quería lograr lo que su padre añoraba: que estuviera en el mismo nivel o superior al de Mozart, volviéndose un joven encerrado en su mundo, amargado y algo obstinado. Acostumbrado a trabajar decidió dar clases a niños y jóvenes y es allí cuando se enamora de una joven de clase alta, siendo correspondido, sin embargo, debido a su desigualdad social este amor se frustró, ya que la familia de ella no estaba dispuesta a permitir este enlace, aunque él ya se estaba haciendo una reputación como músico, pero le faltaba el dinero y la clase, debido a este fracaso se apasionó más por el piano tratando de olvidar las penas.

Desde joven vivió momentos difíciles como la pérdida de su madre, el alcoholismo de su padre, la responsabilidad de cargar son sus hermanos y pagar las deudas de su padre. Llegó a conocer a Mozart, pero la admiración que sentía por él se desvaneció al conocer la persona que era y no el músico, los años fueron pasando, se hizo mayor y aparentemente no se volvió a enamorar. En la última etapa de su vida estaba completamente sordo y vivía arrimado en la casa de uno de sus hermanos, ocasionando problemas de convivencia por su carácter arrogante e insoportable. Era tan difícil que provocó un intento de suicida a su mano derecha, un sobrino que lo acompañaba para todas partes.



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Opinion


The film made me feel sorry for his story, I am not sure that he was a happy person in his maturity according to what I saw, so much effort and dedication did not give him the security and peace he deserved. He will always be remembered for his compositions and symphonies. The whole production was up to standard in costumes, make-up and atmosphere; the main performances were full of passion and intensity. The only negative thing I could mention is that in some scenes the pace was slow, boring me a little.

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Opinión

La película me hizo sentir pena por su historia, no estoy segura de que haya sido una persona feliz en su madurez según lo que vi, tanto esfuerzo y dedicación no le dieron la seguridad y paz que se merecía. Siempre será recordado por sus composiciones y sinfonías. Toda la producción estuvo a la altura tanto en vestuario, maquillaje y ambiente; las actuaciones principales estuvieron llenas de pasión e intensidad. Lo único negativo que pudiera mencionar es que en algunas escenas el ritmo fue lento, aburriéndome un poco.

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This movie has been recommended to me a couple of times, I think I'm finally going to see it. What a pity that such incredible beings suffer so much and do not live as they deserve. Greetings

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It's the first one I've seen of him, I think they lacked some drama related to his deafness because it must have been terrible to live with that condition being a great musician.

They are still showing it, don't forget to watch it, a big hug. 🤗 @musicandreview

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oh wow! I wonder why it didn't really come into my recommendation. I'd love watching this and how his life unfolds. I mean, he is the greatest composer in our lifetime.

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😆 yes, and the best of all is that there are also parts where Mozart appears. They were not so many years apart. It was a great time for music.

@macchiata 😉