Copying Beethoven

Sep 10, 2006

1h 44m

★ 6.5

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Sidney Kimmel Entertainment

Anomaly Entertainment

Copying Beethoven UK Limited

Eurofilm Stúdió

VIP 2 Medienfonds

Mandate International

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Copying Beethoven Trailers

Cast

Ludwig van Beethoven

Ed Harris

Anna Holtz

Diane Kruger

Martin Bauer

Matthew Goode

Mother Canisius

Phyllida Law

Wenzel Schlemmer

Ralph Riach

Rudy

Bill Stewart

Krenski

Angus Barnett

Magda

Viktoria Dihen

Old Woman

Matyelok Gibbs

Stefan Holtz

Karl Johnson

Karl van Beethoven

Joe Anderson

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