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Copying Beethoven (2006)

Copying Beethoven (2006)

Drama
Release Date: 2006, September 10
Directors: Agnieszka Holland
Countries: Germany, United Kingdom, Hungary, United States of America
Production: Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Anomaly Entertainment, Copying Beethoven UK Limited, Eurofilm Stúdió, VIP 2 Medienfonds, Mandate International, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast: Ed Harris, Karl Johnson, Joe Anderson, Angus Barnett, Matthew Goode, Matyelok Gibbs, Diane Kruger, Ralph Riach, Bill Stewart, Phyllida Law, Viktoria Dihen

Overview:

A fictionalised exploration of Beethoven's life in his final days working on his Ninth Symphony. It is 1824. Beethoven is racing to finish his new symphony. However, it has been years since his last success and he is plagued by deafness, loneliness and personal trauma. A copyist is urgently needed to help the composer. A fictional character is introduced in the form of a young conservatory student and aspiring composer named Anna Holtz. The mercurial Beethoven is skeptical that a woman might become involved in his masterpiece but slowly comes to trust in Anna's assistance and in the end becomes quite fond of her. By the time the piece is performed, her presence in his life is an absolute necessity. Her deep understanding of his work is such that she even corrects mistakes he has made, while her passionate personality opens a door into his private world.

Keywords:

woman director 19th century fictional biography classical music composer