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La Dixième de Beethoven

1985 · 120 min

A gentle, talky chamber piece where a legendary composer wanders into modern life and everyone argues about art, with mild absurd charm.

Directed by
Jean-Paul Roux, Philippe Rondest
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Jean Desailly, Simone Valère, Bernard Fresson
Overview
Play by Peter Ustinov, about a return to the modern world by Beethoven, who knocks on the door of a London music critic. He is fitted with a hearing aid, and l istens in horror to his works. The critic wishes Beethoven to complete his tenth symphony, and one night the piano emits a few notes by itself.

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Directed by
Jean-Paul Roux, Philippe Rondest
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Jean Desailly, Simone Valère, Bernard Fresson
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • music
  • identity
  • obsession
  • celebrity
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action1
Horror1
Humour6
Realism4
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Jean-Paul Roux, Philippe Rondest
Starring
Jean Desailly, Simone Valère, Bernard Fresson, Éric Dufay, Isabelle Gélinas, Michel Bertay, Claude Brécourt, Marie Fages
Runtime
120 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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