Franz Schubert – Ein Leben in zwei Sätzen(1953)

movie - first aired/released 1953-11-18 - audience 7.0

History

Directed by Walter Kolm-Veltée

Franz Schubert toils by day as his father’s clerk while secretly composing in Beethoven’s shadow, gaining little recognition until friends persuade publisher Diabelli to host a public performance where he meets and falls for soprano Therese Grob. Abandoning a teaching career, he moves in with artist and poet friends, finds inspiration for the “Erlkönig,” and together with Therese sustains himself by performing his songs.