Eroica
Directed by Simon Cellan JonesOn June 9, 1804, Ludwig van Beethoven and his pupil Ries assemble a group of musicians to give the first performance of his Third Symphony, 'Bonaparte', to his patron Prince Lobkowitz and his guests, including hypercritical Count Dietrichstein, in Vienna. The piece provokes political arguments among players and audience as to whether Bonaparte is a tyrant, or, as Beethoven believes, a liberator. The composer is also rejected by his former love, the recently widowed Josephine von Deym, though the visiting elder statesman of composers Haydn pays him a strange compliment. Leaving the gathering, Beethoven confesses to Ries that he is losing his hearing and later he reads that Bonaparte has declared himself the French emperor. As a result he will lose all respect for Napoleon and will change the symphony's title to 'Eroica'.
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Eroica was released on October 4, 2003.
Eroica was directed by Simon Cellan Jones.
Eroica has a runtime of 89m.
Eroica was produced by Liza Marshall.
The key characters in Eroica are Ludwig van Beethoven (Ian Hart), Prince Lobkowitz (Jack Davenport), Wranitzky (Peter Hanson).
Eroica is a Drama, History, Music film.
Eroica has an audience rating of 7.2 out of 10.