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.
Hilde Krahl
as Clara Wieck
Mathias Wieman
as Robert Schumann
Paul Henckels
as Baron Fölkersam
Friedrich Kayssler
as Friedrich Wieck
Ullrich Haupt
as Johannes Brahms
Carl Napp
as Bürgermeister
Elly Burgmer
as Fräulein Leser
Emil Lohkamp
as Franz Liszt
Erika Helmke
as Madame Hülsebusch
Rudolf Drexler
as Tausch, Konzertmeister
Ernst Karchow
as Gerichtspräsident
Emil Heß
as Dr. Körber
