Beethoven Lives Upstairs
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Beethoven Lives Upstairs is a Canadian 1992
HBO Original Films TV movie
directed by David Devine. Based on a vocal recording written and directed by Barbara Nichol, the film stars Illya Woloshyn
as Christoph, a young boy who develops a friendship with composer Ludwig van Beethoven
(Neil Munro
), a boarder in the boy's parents' house. The film was shot in Prague
in the Czech Republic
and has been broadcast in over 100 countries in numerous languages and is used extensively in U.S. and Canadian elementary classrooms in music lessons.
The film went on to win the Primetime Emmy Award
for Outstanding Children's Program in 1993, was nominated for numerous Gemini Awards, and was also admitted to the Permanent Collection in the Paley Center for Media in New York City
.
1992 in film
The year 1992 in film involved many significant films. -Top grossing films:-Awards:Academy AwardsGolden Globe AwardsNational Film Awards...
HBO Original Films TV movie
Television movie
A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
directed by David Devine. Based on a vocal recording written and directed by Barbara Nichol, the film stars Illya Woloshyn
Illya Woloshyn
Illya Woloshyn is a Canadian actor of Ukrainian descent. He started acting at a very young age, playing the role of Jacob in Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang at Young People's Theatre in Toronto, and later Gavroche in the original Toronto production of Les Misérables at the Royal Alexandra...
as Christoph, a young boy who develops a friendship with composer Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of...
(Neil Munro
Neil Munro
-Acting career:Born in Musselburgh, Scotland, Munro moved to Toronto at an early age. After graduating from the National Theatre School of Canada in 1967, he quickly established himself as one of the most compelling theatre actors in Canada, performing with Toronto Arts Productions, the National...
), a boarder in the boy's parents' house. The film was shot in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
and has been broadcast in over 100 countries in numerous languages and is used extensively in U.S. and Canadian elementary classrooms in music lessons.
The film went on to win the Primetime Emmy Award
Primetime Emmy Award
The Primetime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming...
for Outstanding Children's Program in 1993, was nominated for numerous Gemini Awards, and was also admitted to the Permanent Collection in the Paley Center for Media in New York City
New York City
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.
Cast
- Neil Munro as Beethoven
- Illya WoloshynIllya WoloshynIllya Woloshyn is a Canadian actor of Ukrainian descent. He started acting at a very young age, playing the role of Jacob in Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang at Young People's Theatre in Toronto, and later Gavroche in the original Toronto production of Les Misérables at the Royal Alexandra...
as Christoph - Fiona ReidFiona ReidFiona Reid, CM is a Canadian television, film and stage actress. She is best known for her role as Cathy on the TV series King of Kensington....
as Mother - Paul SolesPaul SolesPaul Robert Soles is a Canadian actor and television personality.-Acting roles:He is best known as the voice of Hermie the misfit elf in Rankin/Bass' Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in 1964....
as Mr. Schindler - Albert SchultzAlbert SchultzAlbert Schultz is a Canadian actor, director and the founding artistic director of Toronto's celebrated Soulpepper Theatre Company.-Education:...
as Uncle Kurt - Sheila McCarthySheila McCarthySheila McCarthy is a Canadian film, stage, television actress, and singer. She is one of the most honoured actors in Canada, having won two Genie Awards , two Gemini Awards , and two Dora Awards among multiple nominations. As of 2007, she can be seen on the Canadian television series Little...
as Sophie the maid