[Un Grand amour de Beethoven--excerpt]

Duration: 10

Year Published: 1936

Creator: produced, directed and written by Abel Gance.

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Credits: Gance, Abel.; LeFebvre, Robert.; Fossard, Marc.; Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.; Masson, Louis.; Beaugé Galitzine, Marguerite.; Baur, Harry, 1880-1943.; Barrault, Jean-Louis, 1910-1994.; Dalio, Marcel, 1900-1983.; Holt, Jany.

Description: Drops off at the end and appears to have no end titles.; Cataloger could not tell if there was a beginning of the film.; The titles and/or intertitles seemed to be for dramatic effect.; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CBPF.; Photography, Robert LeFebvre, Marc Fossard ; editor, Marguerite Beaugé Galitzine ; music by Ludwig van Beethoven, arranged and conducted by Louis Masson.; Harry Baur, Jean-Louis Barrault, Marcel Dalio, Jany Holt, Annie Ducaux, Jean Debucourt, Paul Pauley, Jane Marken, Yolande Laffon, Lucas Gridoux, Roger Blin.; Covering the years from 1801-1825, this is the story of how Beethoven falls in love with one of his students, Juliette, but she loves another, so he throws himself into his work. His hearing fails him off and on, and he plans to marry Therese, another student who is devoted to him, but he cannot. He loves Juliette. His hearing gone for good, he is very poor, and in the end he dies a pauper.; In French with periodic English intertitles.; PFA 1604-19-1084. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: February 2, 2002 Film was jumping, image appears to be decomposed and faded.

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE