主演：PaulRhys/CharlesHazlewood/CasperHarvey/SarahHadladdd
导演：UrsulaMacfarlane
语言：英语
地区:英国
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类型：纪录片
上映时间：2005
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用户标签：BBC,纪录片,音乐,Beethoven,英国,传记,Documentary,英国纪录片
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imdb编号：tt0944317
ThisserieswasmadeasaresultoftheBBC'shugelysuccessfulandpopularseries"TheGeniusofMozart".Bothseriesfollowthesameformat,acrossbetweenadramaandadocumentary(docudrama),eachseriesismadeofthreeepisodesofanhoureach,andeachismixedwithinsightfulpiecesofnarrationbythepopularconductor/composer/presenterCharlesHazlewood.
"TheGeniusofMozart"wasabighitfortheBBC,attractingmassesofenthusiasticviewersofallwalksoflife.WiththisinmindyouwouldthinkthatasimilarprogrammebasedonBeethovenwouldattractasimilarlypopularresponse.Howeverthiswasnotthecase.Thisserieswasnotviewedbyalargeaudience,therehavebeennorepeatsorDVDreleasesandIwasshockedtovisitit'sIMDbpagetodiscovertherewereabsolutelynousercomments,(Iwritethisnowwonderingifitwilleverberead).
Inbrief,Irememberwatchingthisseriesandbeingabsolutelyblownaway,ItwassopowerfulIcanstillrememberitindetail.InmyopinionitisamongstthebestworktheBBChaveeverproducedandIamextremelysaddenedthatveryfewpeopleexperiencedthesamejoyIdidfromthisseries.Ithink"Beethoven"hasbecomealostgemandIwillusetheremainderofthisusercommenttoarguemycase.
Theserieswasbeautifullyphotographedanddirected.Theserieswasfilledwithabeautifullydesaturatedpalette(withaprominentochreforinteriorscenes)whichgaveastark,imposingtemperament.Alongwiththistherewerewonderfulintersectionswithdiffusesofagedyetcolourfulsoftfocusimagery,givingaromanticyetnostalgicfeel,likealostlove.Itwasabreathtakingcontrastoftheseromanticdiffuseswithdesaturatedscenes,tomeitevokedBeethoven'sisolationanddifficultytokeepagriponreality.
Thestoryanddialoguewasfantasticallywellwritten.Itpowerfullyevokedtheturmoil,isolationanddespairofBeethoven.Itwasahighlyaccuratehistoricalportrayalalongwithacaliberandsophisticationofwritingwhichseemedtotranscendit'shistoricalobligationsgivingahighlyemotional,grittyandmovingexperience.