Copying Beethoven

Copying Beethoven

2006 en 104 minutes

Rating: 6.413

Plot

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.

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Cast

Ed Harris

Ed Harris

Ludwig van Beethoven

Diane Kruger

Diane Kruger

Anna Holtz

Matthew Goode

Matthew Goode

Martin Bauer

Phyllida Law

Phyllida Law

Mother Canisius

Ralph Riach

Ralph Riach

Wenzel Schlemmer

Bill Stewart

Bill Stewart

Rudy

Angus Barnett

Angus Barnett

Krenski

Viktoria Dihen

Viktoria Dihen

Magda

Matyelok Gibbs

Matyelok Gibbs

Old Woman

Karl Johnson

Karl Johnson

Stefan Holtz

Joe Anderson

Joe Anderson

Karl van Beethoven

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