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Movie Info


Genre :

Drama, Musical, Romance

Release Date :

November 10, 2006 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Agnieszka Holland

Starring :

Ed Harris, Diane Kruger, Matthew Goode, Ralph Riach, Bill Stewart, George Mendel, Joe Anderson, Angus Barnett, Nicholas Jones, Phyllida Law

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  Be the 1st!

“..woefully underimagined..”
by Jason Clark [Slant Magazine]
2 of 4

“..wildly uneven, speculative drama..”
by Tim Knight [Reel]
2.5 of 4

“..no more interesting or accurate than the "other" recent Beethoven fiction..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
“..never successfully comes off the written page..”
by Michael Rechtshaffen [The Hollywood Reporter]
Review rate : D+

“..lacking the jaunty cinematic dementia of Immortal Beloved..”
by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
“..Holland's helming is lackluster..”
by Leslie Felperin [Variety]
3 of 4

“..a movie with some flaws but also with moments of beauty and intensity most other films can't match..”
by Michael Wilmington [Chicago Tribune]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Jack Mathews [New York Daily News]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Bruce Newman [San Jose Mercury News]
Reviewed by Carina Chocano [Los Angeles Times]
Reviewed by Richard Nilsen [The Arizona Republic]
Reviewed by Luke Y. Thompson [Village Voice]

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