Hammerman Ikon

Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

Immortal Beloved
1994
***
Director: Bernard Rose
Cast: Gary Oldman, Jeroen Krabbe, Isabella Rossellini, Johanna Ter Steege

Gary Oldman is having a blast playing Ludwig Van Beethoven in this enjoyable fictionalised biopic. The story is told in Citizen Kane-style flashbacks, as Beethoven's friend tries to discover the identity of the mystery woman who inherits the composer's fortune.