The timid, myopic and rather portly composer Franz Schubert falls for the beautiful, blond Countess Maria Esterhazy. Franz nurture unrealistic fantasies about the two, as Maria only admires him for his music.
Is this for you? If you like old-school, slightly dusty European cinema that doesn’t demand much but offers a few sweet notes, you’ll probably find something to like here. If you need your biopics to be accurate or your pacing to be snappy, skip this. It’s a slow, soft, and occasionally cringe-worthy watch. Watching C...
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"Is this for you? If you like old-school, slightly dusty European cinema that doesn’t demand much but offers a few sweet notes, you’ll probably find something to like here. If you need your biopics to be accurate or your pacing to be snappy, skip this. It’s a slow, soft, and occasionally cringe-worthy watch. Watching Carl Jöken play Schubert is honestly kind of exhausting. He’s got that specific kind of sad-sack energy that makes you want to pat him on the back and also tell him to pull it toget..."
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