About
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
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Hilde Krahl
Clara Wieck
M
Mathias Wieman
Robert Schumann
P
Paul Henckels
Baron Fölkersam
F
Friedrich Kayssler
Friedrich Wieck
U
Ullrich Haupt
Johannes Brahms
C
Carl Napp
Bürgermeister
E
Elly Burgmer
Fräulein Leser
E
Emil Lohkamp
Franz Liszt
E
Erika Helmke
Madame Hülsebusch
E
Ernst Karchow
Gerichtspräsident
E
Emil Heß
Dr. Körber
K
Karl Hellmer
Pistazy
H
Helmuth Schneider
Student
L
Leopold von Ledebur
W
Walter Tarrach
Flügeladjutant
L
Leni Sponholz
Hausmädchen
B
Bruno Harprecht
König Karl IV. von Schweden
C
Clemens Hasse
Clemens Rollfuß
R
Rudolf Klix
Würdenträger am Königshof
T
Toni Tetzlaff
Konzertbesucherin