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Overview

A musical film based on biographical facts about Clara Wieck's love for composer Robert Schumann (1810-1856), her marriage against her will, Schumann's triumph, and his tragic end due to mental illness. The film is beautiful and entertaining, full of noble spirit and beautiful words about art and love, which only conflict in a theoretical context; not least thanks to its solid cast, this film is quite serious and far from kitsch. Completed in 1944, during World War II, the film was rejected by the Nazi leadership, but was eventually released and enjoyed success with an audience already weary of war.

Cast

Hilde Krahl

Clara Wieck

Mathias Wieman

Robert Schumann

Paul Henckels

Baron Fölkersam

Friedrich Kayssler

Friedrich Wieck

Ullrich Haupt

Johannes Brahms

Carl Napp

Bürgermeister

Elly Burgmer

Fräulein Leser

N/A

Emil Lohkamp

Franz Liszt

N/A

Erika Helmke

Madame Hülsebusch

N/A

Rudolf Drexler

Tausch, Konzertmeister

Ernst Karchow

Gerichtspräsident

N/A

Emil Heß

Dr. Körber