All language subtitles for Un Grand Amour de Beethoven - 1936 - Abel Gance.en

It's not me you're applauding, it's Beethoven!

It's wonderful.

A god you serve beautifully, Juliette

The three cousins take lessons
with Beethoven?

Charlotte asks if you also take lessons
lessons with Beethoven

But the three of us can hear each other,
let's see.

But we live only through him, only for him.
Him.

He's a genius.

He's the real deal.

But what's your Beethoven like?

Is he handsome?

No.

But very different from the others.

Do you think so too, Thérèse?

Yes.

Why is Juliette Beethoven's favourite pupil?
Beethoven's favorite pupil?

Without a doubt.

But that's not true, he's just as charming and
fun for any of us three, so.

Better tell Charlotte that if
Beethoven comes here so often.

Yes, it's mostly because of you,
I think.

It would be better to observe which of us
of us is watching with more interest.

The tree we've nicknamed Beethoven.

Right, Therese?

Here's the mail from Vienna.

There will only be one letter.

You'll see.

And a letter for Mlle Juliette Bichardy.

But nothing for Brunswick.

It's from him.

Yes, yes, it's from him.

Does Beethoven write to her?

Every day, my dear.

Ah, but I had nothing to do with it.

You're so great, Beethoven.

And what am I to you?

So far from you?

Trembling like one of your branches?

Can I talk to you?

Will you feel my heart beating against yours?
Yours?

Will you keep this love a secret?

All the life between us.

You answer me as he would.

. what?

I'll put it like that on there.

Look at this.

Lack of care.

Stubborn as a mule, I'll throw it at you
door, Mosella?

Look at that, what a mess.

What if these eggs were fresh?

They stink.

Esther!

I can hear you listening!

Esther!

Esther!

Esther!

You poor guy!

It's that bitch's fault for making you
through the kitchen! Still laughing, huh?

You know I had lunch, right?

Last night, I found an amazing motive.

Listen to this!
You thief!

Did I come up with this idea this morning?

How do you know it?

It's the witch's song, isn't it?

What the...

Er...

Finon!

Ah, hello, Count!

Let's go for a walk!

Providence to see you, my dear Beethoven!

I'm off to the opera to rehearse my ballet
Dryades...

Et... and... And I have a
passage 6 and 8 a little weak.

Ah!

Good!

Well, by dressing it up a bit, you're still making
into something really good!

Thank you very much!

You can ask me any favor you like
you want, my dear Beethoven!

Good-bye, Beethoven!
Au revoir! Au revoir!

Have a nice walk!

Thank you for your time!

Scratches here, erasures there!
Finally his ballet will be yours

You poor thing!

Birdsong belongs to everyone!

Juliette?

The first moments of happiness I've had
in two years!

So, to me who can tell you!

Think hard!

You don't sleep anymore!

You burn like fire!

If you were running to a disappointment!

Do you know the Heiligenstein mill?

Ouch!

It's a beautiful place to die!

There's only marriage!

To save me!

I've got to lean on a woman if
I don't want to! I don't want to!

That woman!

The music?

It consumes me!

It's romantic!

Romance?

For you, long live love as long as I say!

For me, vive l'amour tout court!

Ah!

My precious!

My little girl!

My little one!

No!

No!

No!

It can't be!

Madam! Madam!

I don't want it!

My precious!

No!

No!

No!

My precious!

My darling!

You're my own little girl!

Leave her to me!

She's my daughter!

My angel!

My sweetheart!

My little one!

My treasure!

I'll go with you!

That's my little girl!

She's my little girl!

She's my very own little girl!

She's my little girl!

She's my little girl!

She's my little girl!

My little one.

My very own little one.

My little girl.

My darling.

Thank you, monsieur.

Good morning, Mr. Beethoven.

I took the liberty of
accompanying your guests.

Don't worry, ladies.

I only come and go.

Au revoir, monsieur.

Bon appétit.

Hello.

Life... is beautiful.

The preparations you've made to
to receive us are also magnificent.

Oh.

But you came in a limp shirt,

and I thought I looked just fine.

Oh, thank you. Thank you.

At last, elegance and me.

I'll just make myself comfortable, then.

Won't you sit down?

In here?

Sit there.

Yes, that's the best seat.

And, uh...

It's torn.

Now that you've seen it.

It's time to give it to her.

Here, give it to me.

No, give it to me.

Really.

Listen, this is boring me.

Here you go, guys.

We've dared to bring you a small
modest gift.

Shirts.

Shirts?

Well, I accept them because I
think you sewed them yourself.

Do sit down.

Just don't say you spent all night
all night making them.

Do sit down.

Beethoven.

Beethoven.

Beethoven.

I found his letters in Juliette's
pillow.

Please read.

Read carefully.

And I do.

And I find her love letters quite
beautiful.

It's so hard to write.

Remember that.

Is that all you have to say?

At the moment, yes.

And you imagine that I would allow this music master,

this ugly, talentless bohemian, to compromise Juliette.

Anger makes you childish.

Will you forgive me if I ask for Juliette's hand?

Juliette's hand?
Yes, I have.

It's the part of the letter that seems
to me weakest part of the letter.

I won't even receive it, I
beg you to believe believe it.

So why are you shouting?

Because I'm afraid that after this

scandal, we'll find no
suitable match for Juliette.

You're exaggerating,
there's no scandal.

Yes, there is.

No, there isn't.

Besides, I know Juliette.

She calms down quickly.

Much too quickly.

When I was her age, I was also
in love with my music teacher.

I've even forgotten his name.

You'll see, she too will forget that her
piano teacher was called Beethoven.

Here, let me help you.

No, mademoiselle.

Why am I amused?

If he finds out you're touching a
plate plate, he'll break it over my head.

So, let's do it again, let's
do it again, my dear, let's see.

No, no, I'd rather postpone
that lesson. lesson.

No, no, no, no, no.

Yes, yes, I've got an errand to run

for my father, I'll be back for Juliette.

Yes. No.

Thérèse

No, no, it's more reasonable,
I assure you.

Ah, then it's your turn.

Come on.

But there.

Stay.

Take a seat.

Now, then.

I'd like a word with you, Ludwig.

Ah.

Well, speak up, lad.

Play, Ludwig.

Play.

Improvise while I talk.

I'll hesitate less.

Less ashamed.

What do you want to talk about?

Everything that's happening to me.

That's very difficult to say.

Especially to you.

Well, you see, I'm already obeying you.

Yes.

Like you've never obeyed me before.

You don't know how much I
admire you, Ludwig.

You see.

It seems to me I'll have you as long as
my heart beats.

I hope you'll always be there.

And that you'll always hear me.

And that your music will always
answer me.

Carry on.

Please continue.

I seem to be talking to you under
the Korompa trees, in the moonlight.

I'm only a child, I know.

And if it wasn't you listening to
me, if it weren't your accents that

me, I wouldn't have the strength to tell you, Ludwig.
You, Ludwig.

I love it.

I'm carried away by love.

. forever.

You're already telling me that you feel it,
that you believe me.

Robert came into my life without me
notice.

And I love him.

I misheard, tell me again
me the last sentence

I love Robert.

When I was introduced to Count Gallenberg,
I didn't know it was love that was coming to me.

When I found out, I realized at the same
that I wouldn't escape.

You're the first to know the truth
truth, Ludwig.

I'm handing it over to you.

I know, I was very guilty.

I was crazy.

I'm so sorry.

I'm sorry, Ludwig.

Blame only my youth and your genius.

But you're so great, so generous
generous that you'll always be my friend.

You understand, nothing else was possible between us.
Just think... our backgrounds, our ages, my parents.

You'll soon see that the chasm between
us between us would always have been...

It's wonderful what you're playing at,
my great little one.

Look at you, my boy.

Wenzi Gallenberg is young, rich,
handsome, noble.

You don't want me to be unhappy, do you?

Get married, son.

Get married.

Thank you, Ludwig, thank you.

I was sure of you, but sure.

Besides, I have such high regard
for your character...

that I believe you will continue to be
Robert's advisor.

I even think you'll put in a good word for him
him to my mother.

If I had to.

Thank you for your time.

As you wish.

What title will you give to what
you're playing

A souvenir of the evening.

The moonlight sonata.

Go to

Romeo

Romeo

Ludwig!

Ludwig!

Ludwig!

What's the matter?
He's gone mad!

I left him there earlier.

I have to catch him at all costs, I know him!
Know him!

Stay here, I must catch him
at all costs!

Why are you looking at me like that, Dad?
Like that?

What's wrong with me?

What's wrong with me?

You dare to ask me what I have?

Have you come to teach me?

Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!

I'll listen to you.

Come on, come on, admit it!

Don't scold me, I beg you.

I love her more than I can say.

He was engaged on top of everything else.

Yes, he was!

To whom?

Come on, admit it!

It's there, in the gallery.

He's talking to Mom.

I'll throw him out.

I can't see a thing.

Oh, for example!

Oh!

Oh!

If I expected!

Oh, my dear count!

My dear Robert!

Oh!

What a surprise!

But really, you should have
kept me in the loop.

Oh!

Oh!

Well, well, well!

Friends saw him leaving through the door at
Saint-Etienne.

He must have gone to the mill
in Heilingenstein

Come quickly, come.

Come on!

Oh!

We must be reasonable.

We must be reasonable.

The music.

It will always be there.

I won't leave you again.

Work will help you.

On Juliette's life, swear
to me to be strong. strong.

Music will make you forget.

Music, music, music.

Music condemns me to live.

Come, boy.

Come on, boy.

Look at this.

You've been invited to Prince Kudlovsky's house.

He's offering you a pension of 600 florins.

He's expecting you tomorrow at the castle.

The Empress may be there.

I've made my choice.

I want to live here.

Oh, away from men.

I'll work.

I'll work.

I'm surprised at your quick decision.

Yet I was told in Korompa.

Who told you?

Who?

No.

I'm the one asking.

That your music teacher
was very... How shall I put it?

He was very daring with you.

Yes.

He liked to carry me off in his arms
arms.

He's strong, very strong, you know.

And then me, I was like
exhilarated, like dizzy under the trees.

And then, Mom, I didn't know
Robert without that...

And everyone around me was crazy
about Beethoven.

And you changed your mind?

Little by little, yes.

You mustn't forget that it was the
first time.

I mean, the first feeling.

With an artist, you can misunderstand the man, can't you?

The man, can't you? And little by little, as I got to know him
better, I discovered that he was jealous, temperamental, demanding.

And everyone said he was going deaf.

And then... And then what?

And Robert is just as talented as he is.

His Dryades ballet, but it's as beautiful
as Beethoven.

So, you understand, my little Mama.

You're a strange girl, Juliette.

Go, go, go!

No!

Voilà!

This way!

This way, go pick up the music!

The music that's there, there, that's it!

We'll put the music on here, sir.

On top of that, on top of that.

I would have liked to give you something
to reward you, my children.

But I don't even know where the sugar
in all this mess... Never mind, sir.

You've enjoyed it all the same.

Finally, I'm going to give you something!
Just a moment.

Then came the most tragic moment
of Beethoven's life

Pierrot!

What's that noise?

What noise?

That din?

Tu...

Aren't you going to wait?

No.

What did I...
What's that?

You can't hear anything anyway.

Pierrot!

Pierrot!

Type harder.

What do you hear?

I hear the piano.

What do you say?

I'm saying I hear the piano.

I hear the piano.

Ludwig

The voice of the beloved, the voice of the forest,
the song of the birds; NEVER AGAIN!!!

Can you hear them?

Farewell all, and, don't forget me altogether
As I came I go

Come quickly to the mill.

I'm scared.

Why should you be?

I've warned you.

Well, then... Come quickly, come quickly.

Let's leave him, Thérèse.

He's safe.

Doctor, for my profession, for my
art, I have a right to know the truth.

There will still be times like this
when you'll hear normally, but.

..But what?

I do believe that, little by little, deafness
becomes.

Complete.

How long before?

Permanent isolation.

Ah no, at most.

Why do you love her?

I don't know why.

That's why I like it better than if I knew why.
Knew why.

But you've worked too hard.

You've tired your inner auditory
centers.

Beethoven, deaf.

A deaf musician.

Quasis ironic.

With my suffering.

You forged glory for others.

Goodbye, Mr. Beethoven

No, no, no, no.

Yes, yes.

Let me through.

Please, Pierrot.

I absolutely must see him.

Please let me.

I'll be scolded.

Ah, Thérèse.

What did the doctor say?

He said nothing.

Nothing important.

Ah, so much the better.

Have you been working?

Wouldn't want to feel like I was helping you
helping you a little?

Helping me.

No one can help me.

Not even this.

Let me try.

Reach out to me.

It's no use.

But since I'll always hold it out to you,
you'll eventually grasp it.

Maybe I will.

Promise me you'll come back to Vienna.

What time's the wedding mass?

In an hour.

I'm staying to keep Ludwig company.

Please let me go.

Please let me go.

You've been so kind up to now.

I've brought you safely back to Vienna.

You've worked quietly.

You've had courage.

And suddenly, because of those fickle
bells, all your good promises vanish.

Come on, bells.

Can you hear Saint-Etienne?

I'm going to get some fresh air.

I'd have had a bad hour.

I'm scared.

He had such a strange look on his face when he came out.

Didn't you notice?

Of course not, Thérèse.

But no, but no.

Ludwig!

Ludwig!

Ludwig!

Ludwig isn't here.

How can he not be here?

He just left.

Oh, my friends.

Well, come quickly, quickly!

Please, hurry.

Yes, excuse me.

The Count's a gambler.

He looks it.

Oh, does he?

It'd better be.

Ah, this music!

This officer's march is a joke.

Macabre, you mean?

Mr. Beethoven is at the organ.

He's locked himself in.

Try to get to him.

I'll try.

This is madness without a name.

I can't understand it.

I keep telling you, Ludwig bought the organist.

From Marion?

Yes, to take his place, then.

Oh, monsieur!

What is this death music?

Gallenberg is my enemy, and that's precisely
the reason I'm doing him all the good I can.

There's no need to bring us here
for quartets.

He's never here.

Ludwig is such a fool, helping that
that rascal Gallenberg.

And all to make Juliette proud of her
of her husband.

What nonsense.

You'll see, my friends, that poor
Thérèse won't put up with it for long.

She'll die, poor thing.

Did you notice her eyes?

Gallenberg

Take it out, take it out.

You've behaved like a cad.

What's stopping you from coming to the
house when Juliette's there?

So, is my music done?

Not yet.

As for other people's music, I'm looking into it.

For my own, I find.

Enough is enough.

I'm so sorry, Mom.

Robert never loved me.

He's... he's a cad.

You find that out too soon or too late.

When I compare him to Beethoven, I'm ashamed of myself.

What a gulf between them.

Unhappy, tired, Ludwig spends his time helping
to help Robert with his music,

so that I can imagine my husband as someone.

How can I explain it to you? Ludwig left

me, you understand, a first impression.

An indelible impression.

And Robert disappointed me so much.

So disappointed.

Shall I show you out, mademoiselle?

Well, it's been lovely.

Good-bye, Maître.

Thank you most of all.

But... but what's going on... Quiet!

Go away!

It's the certainty that I have
no real real influence over you.

What do you mean, you don't?

But you're my guardian.

My angel, guardian.

Earthly angels end up in the convent.

Ah, never.

Never, never.

I need you.

Yes, you do.

I need you to work.

My friends!

Please, come!

Please, come!

What's all this?

I'm going to tell you some great news.

Ah!

The engagement of mademoiselle
Therese of Brunswick.

To Ludwig von Beethoven.

When's the wedding?

Not just yet.

Ah well, I'll have to make some
savings.

I'm so poor.

Children, children!

To us!

My life is my tenderness.

I'll kill myself.

Besides, you know that.

But I know it.

Oh no, I've had enough, Countess.

Of hearing these arpeggios.

Stolen from a Bach fugue.

You dare to talk about stealing
while I'm playing Beethoven?

You, Robert?

I thought you'd be sentimental today.

I hate you, I hate you, I hate you.

Lazy gambler, despicable plagiarist!

Viennese aristocracy.

Prepare your trunks, madame.

We're moving to Rome
permanently in Rome.

The air will be better for you.

I don't want to go!

We'll see.

Ah!

But it's quiet!

But that way!

One year!

A year since I bought their engagement presents!

A year late for the official
celebration isn't bad, is it?

You might even say it's strange!

Strange?

Of course!

But you know it's because of poverty?

That Ludwig hasn't married Therese yet?

You don't have the means to start a family?

You're right!

But what are you doing?

Quiet!

Shh! What?

He's asleep!

On a day like this?

Yes!

We have to wake him up!

Oh, I won't do that!

Oh, no, you don't!

Don't ask that!

Anything, anything, but not that!

No, no, no!

No, no, no!

Quiet!

I'm not quiet! Why can't you be quiet?

This man is not cured!

There's nothing more to fear from Juliette!

Thérèse had completely transformed Ludwig!

She was completely devoted to him!

Yes, but it's not with devotion
to make a man love you!

I know that!

You couldn't have found anything
better to welcome me, my Ludwig!

Your music was waiting for me!

No, no, no, no!

Quickly, quickly!

I've got to tell you before
you get in my way! stop me!

I love you! I love you!

I love you alone!

I can't stay in Rome any longer!

I arrived last night!

My parents know not of my return!

Juliet!

I hear badly!

At times my ears are ringing!

I'm afraid I've misunderstood you!

No!

No!

You heard me just fine!

Stop me from sinking, completely!

If you only knew what kind of life I lead!

I'm sorry for the pain I've caused you!

Yes!

I remember the moonlight!

Your first betrayal!

How you must have suffered!

I felt it!

I felt it in all your music!

That hasn't stopped calling me since I left!

Since I left!

Like a prisoner calls for light!

Your music that I've become jealous of!
Do you hear?

Jealous more than of Thérèse!

Because she alone!

Your music consoles you!

We're leaving!

Yes!

We'll both leave!

And you'll give me to me!

To me!

To me alone!

What you give to the universe!

No!

No!

No!

He has forbidden to be disturbed!

Thérèse must be there!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Bravo, bravo!

Oh, Violin!

Oh, little Violin!

There's more!

Eat, fatty!

Eat up!

Eat!

Eat!

Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! Eat! It's the first time that music
feeds its man! There's no happiness without doubt.

We want to prepare our departure!

I'll be back too!

My angel, my all, my me I have the heart swollen with everything
that I have to tell you, my thoughts rush to you

My Immortal Beloved

Ludwig!

But Thérèse is here!

I'll be right back, I've forgotten
something there.

Thanks, Thérèse.

It's for me. I'll be right back.

Oh, because if it hadn't been for me.

It was such cruelty!

But, Thérèse.

Who do you want it to be for?

I brought you a present.

Oh!

To the only genius, to the great artist,
to the good man.

This is my surprise.

This is...

It's my gift to myself.

Oh!

I've had a blow, there.

I don't know why.

If this letter had been for another.

My dear fiancés, I would point out that your guests
guests and the bottles are getting impatient

Thérèse have pity on our thirst

Chérie!

Come, come quickly!

I'm so happy!

Oh, what providence that you're here!

But will you ever forgive Therese?

Forgive you?

But I forgot all about that a long time ago.

And on such a beautiful day, how could I
forgive you?

What do you mean?

Look how much he loves me now.

And this is... this is Beethoven
who wrote you that letter to you?

When did he do it?

Now!

It's his engagement present.

What engagement present?

But yes, yes, it's our engagement
that we're celebrating right now.

Hear that?

Oh!

My immortal beloved!

It's an extraordinary letter,
isn't it?

Extraordinary!

And here's my present!

Take a look!

And here, here!

Can't you see?

I'll tell Ludwig!

No, stay!

You see, I don't want to cast the
slightest shadow over your happiness.

He's happy to stay happy.

My angel.

My everything.

My self.

My heart is swollen with too much to tell you.

To tell you.

My immortal beloved.

My thoughts rush to you, questioning
fate fate, asking if it will grant us.

I can only live with you.
Thérèse!

You will deliver this note.

Darling!

Darling!

Darling!

Darling!
Oh, no! Oh, no!
What is Thérèse doing?

I've no idea.

What's become of her?

I don't know if you want to know.

Hold it right there!

Hold it right there!

I'm coming over!

What's wrong with her?

What's she doing here?

Do you like it more than the piano?

You see, I won't have it anymore!

What could it be?

He took a letter of congratulations
me.

Let's drink to our engagement, Therese.

And my friends, let's also drink to Juliette's daughter.
Juliette's daughter.

Nanette.

Nanette?

Whose birth I learn for a moment.

To Thérèse!

To Nanette?

To Nanette!

Go, go, go!

But it's alcohol, Ludwig!

Oh!

What?

Me, me, me!

What's the matter?

If you want to give me your soul,
Let it first be in secret,

And let our common thought
no one may guess

no one can guess.

As in the mill, he always composes music
without hearing it.

He's still not married to Mlle
Thérèse.

We were to be married next month.

Don't even think about it.

The doctor warned me.

God knows if I ever dreamed of having a
a wife.

But it's a dream, it's over.

I'm just begging you not to take the veil.

Yes, if you think about it.

I'm destined to live alone.

I feel so sorry for him.

I'd like to kiss him.

Oh, no, no, no.

He's going to be alone.

For the sake of my work, please don't
too far away from me.

I don't want to be forgotten.

I won't.

I swear I'll never see Juliette again.

Then I ask you...

No, no, I'll never marry, Ludwig.

Since you can't hear me, I'll dare to say
dare to tell you one last time, my tenderness,

I've only spoken to you about love twice in my life.

In Korompa, and tonight...

But you'll see how much I love you.

Your heart-rending lie about the
immortal loved was too unfortunate...

when I alone had to bear its penance.

I restore the balance, Ludwig.

I call upon Juliet's gentle ghost...

to your rescue...

to soothe your grief...

and to give you courage.

I'll tell you about her...

every day, Ludwig.

Every...

My heart breaks.

The tree inside me answers.

You spoke to me, Therese.

Yes, you did.

So did you.

It's fallen for the second time.

I'm in distress, Mr Steiner.

I don't even have enough to eat.

You owe me at least two hundred florins.

What's this?

And here's your Mass in D.

Seven buyers.

And I've been working all night.

I did 33 variations on a waltz by
Diabéli... to earn a loaf of bread.

I don't want any.

No.

No.

Your music no longer appeals.

That's what works.

That's what sells.

Rossini, Rossini, Rossini.

That's all we play here, Longardenne.

Mr. Steiner.

Mr. Steiner.

Oh, Monsieur le Comte.

It's been a century since we've seen you.

Seven years,
Mr. Steiner, seven years.

And from Rome, I bring you Rossini.

The great Rossini?

Thank you, Count.

Consider it a bargain.

How much, Count?

10%.

There you are, Count.

He wouldn't buy my music.

He's a fool.

Yes.

Oui, oui, oui.

Oui, oui.

Ludwig.

We still drank the old walnut.

Ha, ha!

What, what, what?

A lady.

Was it fresh?

A lady!

Ludwig.

Ludwig.

You were wrong not to take me back.

I can't take it anymore.

I'm living a life of hell.

I live on your work.

Through your music.

Without it, I'd be dead.

I can't take it anymore.

Can't you?

Won't you give me some hope?

I can't hear you.

I can't hear you, Juliette.

I can't hear anyone.

But then, I swore.

Your little girl!

Yes.

Teach her my works

But it's Beethoven.

Yes.

He's coming out of a church.

But no, it's the disused monastery
of the Black Spaniards.

Ah, he lives there.

The government gave him the ground floor
because he doesn't have any money.

You know, it's gone.

No, no, no, no more credit at my place.

No, no, no, but no.

Ah, what can I do for you, ladies?

Ah, good.

Madame Streicher.

Please, call me Esther.

If he knew you were still
bled for him again,

he'd be furious.

Why does he work every night

He's always copying his music.

He can't even adjust his copyist.

And all for his horrible nephew.

Have a look.

Hmm?

Crushed by debt.

Ruined by his lawsuits and his need for
to accept only the money he earns.

Fortunately, I can still pay him
my son's lessons.

Give me your thumb.

Right there!

The cold, the misery, he's used to it, you know.

Listen, we must avoid at all costs that he learns his

nephew is the greatest scoundrel the world has ever known.

Ever borne.

That's for sure.

If he finds out that Karl has become Juliette's
lover, he'll die. I tell you, it's impossible, that!

If he doesn't throw out this young bandit
Beethoven will end up in prison with him.

Listen up!

Esther!

Do it!

Wait, I'll do it.

Karl ate well, yes.

Yes.

What's the matter with all of you scraping
drawers?

Go away.

I'll do the cleaning,

. go.

Thérèse.

Thirteen, Juliette

Thirteen years, Thérèse.

You think I've changed, don't you?

I don't quite belong to this world anymore.
This world.

I visit the poor.

That's why you're here, isn't it?

I founded Europe's first crèche in
in Vienna.

I do as much good as I can.

Thérèse.

I heard about your... your martyrdom,
here.

You're right to say it, Thérèse.

My martyrdom.

Yes.

And your daughter?

Nanette

She's here married to tenor Cramolini.

She has no idea that I'm in Vienna.

There's one thing that seems atrocious to me.

Incomprehensible.

What is it?

It's your affair with Karl.

My affair, but Thérèse you mustn't
you can't believe that

Then why are you entertaining this bandit?

Because it bears his name.

Because every day, he talks to me about Ludwig.

You have to understand me.

And then...

I hope to get closer to him.

In the long run.

. little by little.

This is where I've been since Korompa.

So, you too.

So are you.

Beethoven was taken ill on
February 27, 1827

Oh!

What are you doing here?

Ça ne va pas.

Nothing's wrong.

Sit down.

We must look for the Doctor.

Yes?

Must... Must...

Take the money from the drawer.

Must...

Put me to bed.

You can always wait for me old good man.

And on March 26, 1827, the news spread
that Beethoven was dying...

He remained uncared for for three days,
with a cold.

His scoundrel nephew had forgotten to
the doctor.

I'm afraid it's too late now.

Was the operation successful?

How many liters?

Three liters of water.

Hydropathy.

Fetch a priest.

And the father

We've got to face it.

Whom?

Death.

Do not think.

How I would like to live.

What's the matter?

I know him!

We must absolutely...

Ludwig!

Ludwig!

Yes!

Have a look!

Look at Ludwig!

Ludwig!

Trop tard.

No,

it's too unfair, the day the whole world
did you justice.

Ludwig!

Such a great genius.

That storm in the snow.

It's as if the elements
conspired against him.

His eyes cry out for calm all the time.

God knows where he is.

The comedy

is over

Applaud me

Can you hear me?

The scenery has changed.

Ludwig