Copying Beethoven (2006)
Rating: 6.4/10
Duration: 104 min
Year: 2006
Genres: Drama
Director(s): Agnieszka Holland
Description:
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.
Cast
- Ed Harris as Ludwig van Beethoven
- Matthew Goode as Martin Bauer
- Phyllida Law as Mother Canisius
- Bill Stewart as Rudy
- Diane Kruger as Anna Holtz
- Angus Barnett as Krenski
- Joe Anderson as Karl van Beethoven
- Karl Johnson as Stefan Holtz
- Matyelok Gibbs as Old Woman
- Ralph Riach as Wenzel Schlemmer
- Viktoria Dihen as Magda
