Restored 1949 Austrian film 'Eroica'

[Quijote]

Well, well, here's something I came across on YouTube today, a 1949 Austrian Beethoven film called 'Eroica' which was restored only last year in 2024. Here's the blurb:

English Subtitles - Newly Restored 2024 - Eroica is a 1949 Austrian film depicting composer Ludwig van Beethoven's life and work. The film is directed by Walter Kolm-Velt?e, produced by Guido Bagier with Walter Kolm-Velt?e and written by Walter Kolm-Velt?e with Franz Tassi?. It was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival.

[Peter]

Thanks for that - I didn't know about this film. As it's so dated, strange they restored it, but certainly an historical curiosity!

[Chris]

Interesting. I like the look of the film a lot, and while the subtitles are obviously an automatic translation, they are good enough that I can get the idea of what everyone is saying. I will have to watch the entire thing when I get out of crunch time at work (although crunch time seems to extend to infinity now).