Immortal Beloved 1994  R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical / Romance
Director: Bernard Rose
Cast: Gary Oldman, Jeroen Krabbe, Isabella Rossellini, Johanna ter Steege, Miriam Margolyes, Barry Humphries, Valeria Golino, Marco Hofschneider, Gerard Horan, Christopher Fulford, Alexandra Pigg, Luigi Diberti, Michael Culkin, Donal Gibson, Matthew North
This is a love story about musical genius Ludwig von Beethoven (Gary Oldman) who, when he died in 1827, left behind papers hinting at the identity of a great love of his life. His secretary Anton Felix Schindler (Jeroen Krabbe) tries to uncover the identity of the mystery woman, and his investigation reveals Beethoven's relationships with countesses–one of whom may have played a special role in his life.
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 Meeting Venus 1991  PG-13, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Istvan Szabo
Cast: Glenn Close, Niels Arestrup, Erland Josephson, Moscu Alcalay, Marian Labuda, Jay O. Sanders, Maite Nahyr, Maria de Medeiros, Johanna ter Steege, Victor Poletti
Opera diva Karin Anderson (Glenn Close) falls in love with her conductor Zoltan Szanto (Niels Arestrup) in this sappy story. Wagner's "Tannhauser" is the centerpiece for this film which is more soap than opera. However, some will like it, according to some reviewers.
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Paradise Road 1997  R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bruce Beresford
Cast: Glenn Close, Pauline Collins, Cate Blanchett, Frances McDormand, Julianna Margulies, Jennifer Ehle, Sab Shimono, Wendy Hughes, Johanna ter Steege, Elizabeth Spriggs
Women prisoners in a World War II Japanese internment camp, located on a desolate island, survive brutal conditions in this film written by Director Bruce Beresford.
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The Vanishing 1988  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: George Sluizer
Cast: Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Gene Bervoets, Johanna ter Steege, Gwen Eckhaus, Bernadette LeSache, Tania Latarjet, Lucille Glenn, Roger Souza, Caroline Apperre, Pierre Forget
A Dutch couple on their way to a vacation spot stop at a gas station for gas and refreshments. During the stop the wife disappears, and the remainder of this tense drama deals with the husband's multi-year search and relationship with the chilling abductor. Director Sluizer also directed an American remake.
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| 1. Immortal Beloved (1994)
2. Meeting Venus (1991)
3. Paradise Road (1997)
4. The Vanishing (1988)
5. Vincent & Theo (1990)
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