Franz Schubert works as school teacher, yet his mind and soul are in music. When he is engaged as a pianist for an aristocratic soirée he doesn't suspect how this will change his life forever and even determine his unfinished symphony.
Is it worth the watch? Honestly, you probably already know if you're the target audience here. If you enjoy period pieces that feel like they were pulled from a velvet-lined trunk, you’ll dig it. If you need your biopics to be gritty and modern, you’ll be bored to tears within twenty minutes. It’s not a documentary, so...
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Willi Forst
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"Is it worth the watch? Honestly, you probably already know if you're the target audience here. If you enjoy period pieces that feel like they were pulled from a velvet-lined trunk, you’ll dig it. If you need your biopics to be gritty and modern, you’ll be bored to tears within twenty minutes. It’s not a documentary, so don't go looking for facts. It’s just a nice, sad story with a lot of piano music. Notes from the couch The pacing is a bit strange, honestly. One minute we’re in a classroom wit..."
Walter Reisch, Willi Forst
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