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Napoleon has just proclaimed
himself Emperor. He'd seen Napoleon as liberating
Europe from tyranny and now he's going to become
a tyrant himself, and so Beethoven
is absolutely furious. So, he too is nothing more
than an ordinary man. Now, he will also trample
all human rights underfoot and only pander to his own ambition. He will place himself above
everyone else and become a tyrant
himself Emperor. He'd seen Napoleon as liberating
Europe from tyranny and now he's going to become
a tyrant himself, and so Beethoven
is absolutely furious. So, he too is nothing more
than an ordinary man. Now, he will also trample
all human rights underfoot and only pander to his own ambition. He will place himself above
everyone else and become a tyrant
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Napoleon has just proclaimed
himself Emperor.
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He'd seen Napoleon as liberating
Europe from tyranny
00:00:07.048 --> 00:00:10.048
and now he's going to become
a tyrant himself,
00:00:10.048 --> 00:00:13.016
and so Beethoven
is absolutely furious.
00:00:14.024 --> 00:00:18.024
So, he too is nothing more
than an ordinary man.
00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:23.044
Now, he will also trample
all human rights underfoot
00:00:23.044 --> 00:00:26.024
and only pander to his own ambition.
00:00:27.048 --> 00:00:31.068
He will place himself above
everyone else and become a tyrant.
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Movie Summary
Marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth in 1770, a documentary series that focuses on the real, complex and often difficult man behind the great composer.