Van Beethoven - Louis
The film employs a non-linear narrative that jumps between three distinct periods of the composer’s life:
Eight-year-old Louis (played by Colin Pütz) is pushed by his father to become a "new Mozart". He finds early mentorship from court organist Christian Gottlob Neefe and the actor Tobias Pfeiffer. Louis van Beethoven
The young man Louis (Anselm Bresgott) navigates social barriers, falls in love with noblewoman Eleonore von Breuning, and travels to Vienna seeking mentorship from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart . The film employs a non-linear narrative that jumps
Shortly before his death, an elderly, deaf, and "comically cranky" Beethoven (Tobias Moretti) stays at his brother Johann’s estate with his nephew Karl. Critical Perspectives Louis van Beethoven