beethovan live upstairs be a very bad movie . in my world history class and our teacher have u watch this movie and amadeus to be able to compare the two composer or something . we watch amadeus first and it be a very good movie and but when she have u watch this movie directly after that and i couldn not believe what i be see . the acting be horrific and the costume be ugly ( the little boy be especially ugly and girlish ) and and the cinematography be z grade . my friend compare it to a home movie without the date display in the bottom right corner . i understand this be a t. v. movie from canada and probably cost $ 10 to make and but please and they could have do well . i have see a few good t. v. movie in my time and but this be not one of them . the big thing that i do not understand be why my world history class couldn not just watch immortal beloved or something . how be it possible to compare composer when give the movie amadeus and for mozart and and beethovan life upstairs and for beethovan . it not possible to do that when this be the choice of movie for beethovan . i give amadeus an a ( positive ) if anyone care to know and but beethovan live upstairs get an f ( negative ) .