Immortal Beloved is a 1994 film about the life of composer Ludwig van Beethoven . The story follows Beethoven's secretary and first biographer Anton Schindler as he attempts to ascertain the true identity of the Unsterbliche Geliebte addressed in three letters found in the late composer's private papers. Schindler journeys throughout the Austrian Empire interviewing women who might be potential candidates as well as through Beethoven's own tumultuous life. When Ludwig van Beethoven dies, his assistant and close friend Schindler deals with his last will and testament. There remains a... question as to who Beethoven's "immortal beloved", an unnamed woman mentioned in one of his letters, may be. Schindler embarks on a quest to find out who this woman is. Retrospective footage of Beethoven from his younger years until his death is featured as the film progresses. The conclusion ultimately is that the individual is Johanna Reiss, the daughter of Anton Van Reiss, a prosperous Viennese upholsterer.
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| Release date: | December 16, 1994 |
| Directed by: | Bernard Rose |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 121 Minutes |
| Producer: | Bruce Davey, Stephen McEveety |
| Music by: | Gioacchino Rossini, George Fenton, Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Screenplay by: | Bernard Rose |
| Genre: | Musical |