The results do justice to a complex genius whose impact can scarcely be overstated.
80
VarietyJoe Leydon
VarietyJoe Leydon
Beautifully lensed and intelligently crafted.
80
Village Voice
Village Voice
The film's real resource is its impressive array of talking heads, their intimate familiarity with the music, and their ability to impart graspable insight.
What made Ludwig such a great musician? The documentary In Search of Beethoven, directed by Phil Grabsky, answers that question reasonably well.
75
Boston Globe
Boston Globe
Grabsky’s goal appears to have been more circumscribed: an introduction to the composer that speaks to both the classical newcomer and someone who has loved this music for years but pieced together its back story only from hundreds of disconnected program notes.