Composer movies!!!!

[chopinmozart7]

Are there any other composer movies? I have seen (Chopin) Desire For Love.
(Mozart) Amadeus. And (Beethoven) Copying Beethoven.

Do someone know any other maybe about: Schubert,Schumann,Liszt,Czerny, or someone else?

[thalbergmad]

Liszt - Song without End - Horrid
Paganini - The Magic Bow - Even more horrid

Thal

[aewanko]

Most of these movies often stretch the truth.

[minor9th]

Tous les matins du monde (All the Mornings of the World)--it's about Marin Marais--absolutely stunning.

[eric_wong1387]

Two more on Chopin are 'A Song to Remember' and 'Impromptu'.
There's also 'Immortal Beloved' for Beethoven.

'A Song to Remember' is decent.  While it stretches the truth alot, it had a nice soundtrack and was still pretty watcheable.

I personally did not like 'Immortal Beloved' - I felt many of the liberties it took with Beethoven's life story were unnecessary and somewhat cheesy.   I haven't seen 'Impromptu' so I can't tell you whats that like.

If you've seen 'Amadeus', I think you've probably seen the best of the bunch as far as composer movies go.  Although I do hope someday someone will make another great movie about one of the great composers.   

[edvond]

Song of Love stars Katherine Hepburn as Clara Schumann and Paul Henreid as Robert.  I believe the sound track was played by Artur Rubinstein.  Spring Symphony stars Natassja Kinski as Clara Schumann.

[aewanko]

Song of Love stars Katherine Hepburn as Clara Schumann and Paul Henreid as Robert.  I believe the sound track was played by Artur Rubinstein.  Spring Symphony stars Natassja Kinski as Clara Schumann.

Yes, Arthur did play the soundtrack. He says that only he could tell the difference who played what.

[akonow]

Song of Love stars Katherine Hepburn as Clara Schumann and Paul Henreid as Robert.  I believe the sound track was played by Artur Rubinstein.

The whole film is on YouTube if anyone's interested:https://it.youtube.com/watch?v=OP_iU-lcZ5Y. The movie does seem to be rather fictitious and romanticized at certain points but it's still enjoyable and one of the better films about composers that you will find probably.

[mikey6]

If they made a movei about composers, it would be them sitting at a desk for 90% of the film!  Yes, Amadeus is a crock, but it's a very entertaining crock.  Song to Remember is in the grand tradition of the Golden-era over indulgent, sentimental movies and if you liek that stuff, it's fairly entertaining (especially seeing as while not palying the right notes, Cornel Wilde does in fact move his hands in the general direction of the music).
On the other hand, a film about Shostakovich or Tchaikovsky would be interesting.

[teresa_b]

I LOVED "Impromptu".  It was in no way meant to be accurate historically, but it was great fun with some gorgeous Chopin music. 

?--"Song of Norway" about Grieg

"In Search of Mozart"--a documentary, not a dramatization.  Very good, accurate, and has some lovely music. 

There's an old movie bio about George Gershwin, but I've forgotten the name of it.

Teresa

[thalbergmad]

On the other hand, a film about Shostakovich or Tchaikovsky would be interesting.

Tchaikovsky has been done.

I think the film was called "The Music Lovers" and is in fact rather good if you can stand Glenda jackson.

Thal

[tompilk]

there were supposed to be two rachmaninov films coming out a year or so ago. I'm not sure where they're up to, but they were called "Lilacs" and "Rhapsody"...

[Bob]

Wasn't there one out about Mahler a few years ago?

[akonow]

there were supposed to be two rachmaninov films coming out a year or so ago. I'm not sure where they're up to, but they were called "Lilacs" and "Rhapsody"...

Lilacs came out already and Rhapsody is still in production according imdb.com.

[argerichfan]

Tchaikovsky has been done.

I think the film was called "The Music Lovers" and is in fact rather good if you can stand Glenda jackson.

I couldn't stand Glenda Jackson (perhaps because she played her part too well, or just over-the-top?), but I've loved her in other films.  She certainly did a fine Elizabeth I. 

[mikey6]

Is it sort of accurate? They've uncovered more info now, could probably do it again.
btw, it's sort of hilarious that Richard Chamberlain is playing a somewhat closet homosexual.

[thalbergmad]

I couldn't stand Glenda Jackson (perhaps because she played her part too well, or just over-the-top?), but I've loved her in other films.  She certainly did a fine Elizabeth I. 

Hello old chap.

Nice to see you on here.

Thal

[healdie]

there was a mini series in the 80's about Wagner
it stared Richard Burton as Wagner and Ekkehard Schall as Liszt

[tengstrand]

"Lisztomania" from 1975 is one of the craziest movies of all time. I can't help but loving it.
Opening scene:

Hahahaha...

[argerichfan]

Hello old chap.

Nice to see you on here.

Thal

Cheers mate, you're one of the reasons why I joined this forum.  I've always enjoyed your posts on the "other" forum, and now I understand your user name on that forum!   

[argerichfan]

there was a mini series in the 80's about Wagner
it stared Richard Burton as Wagner and Ekkehard Schall as Liszt

That was a pretty good series, good on you for mentioning it. 

[argerichfan]

"Lisztomania" from 1975 is one of the craziest movies of all time. I can't help but loving it.

Sorry, I didn't fancy it much.  Character assassination in the extreme. 

[aewanko]

Wasn't there one out about Mahler a few years ago?

Yes. It's called "Mahler". 

[jimpenn]

"32 Short Films About Glenn Gould", by Francois Girard (okay, so Gould wasn't exactly best known as a composer, but the film does at least include a performance of one of his works!).

And, to a degree, there IS a film about Shostakovich too; "Rothschild's Violin" (aka "Le Violon de Rothschild") by Edgardo Cozarinsky. It's about Shostakovich's completion of his pupil Benjamin Fleischmann's student opera "Rothschild's Violin", adapted from a Chekhov short story, after Fleischmann disappeared, presumed dead, in WW2. The centrepiece of the film is a complete filmed rendition of the 47 minute opera, and the denouement of the film details Shostakovich's battles with Soviet authorities to stage the work, which was utlimately banned as a piece of Zionist propaganda. It's a STUNNING film, that's been seen by far too few people - it's over a decade old, and it doesn't appear to be available in any medium right now. More's the pity...

[mikey6]

'Farinelli' sort fo incorporates Handel into it.

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almost forgot one

[learner of liszt]

I have seen several composer movies, but Rhapsody in Blue (about George Gershwin, in case you can't get that from the title     ) is the best I have ever seen.