1779. Eight-year-old Ludwig van Beethoven, called "Louis", is already known as a musical prodigy. He learns to go his own way - much to the dismay of the people around him. Some years later, he meets Mozart during times of political upheaval. The unconventional genius and French Revolution are sparking a fire in Louis' heart; he doesn't want to serve a master - only the arts. Facing times of family tragedies and unrequited love, he almost gives up. However, Louis makes it to Vienna to study under Haydn in 1792, and the rest is history. Who was this man, whose music has since touched countless hearts and minds? At the end of his life, the master is isolated by loss of loved ones and hearing. Surely though, he was way ahead of his times.
坐在轮椅上,之后的人生只能靠它代步的蒙特(摩根?弗里曼 Morgan Freeman 饰)对人生不再抱有什么希望。曾经的知名作家因为妻子的离世而灵感不再,整日与酒为伴的蒙特让侄子对他放不下心来,于是为他找了一个僻静小镇的小木屋,让他在这里散心养生。搬到这来的蒙特起初对什么都没有的小镇很不满,终日酗酒。而隔壁奥尼尔家的三个小女孩及她们的母亲(维吉妮娅?马德森 Virginia Madsen 饰)引来了蒙特的注意,随着和她们接触的加深,蒙特喜欢上了这一家,从中也渐渐拾得了生的乐趣;而奥尼奥家的三姐妹从蒙特身上得到了父爱和关怀,而她们的母亲也再次感受到爱情。
一切都在朝着好的方向发展着,哪怕当下仍是黑暗,但黎明终究会来到,在救赎与被救赎中,蒙特及奥尼尔一家得到了治愈。