Copying Beethoven
- Drama
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 10, 2006
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English, German
- Countries
- Germany, Hungary, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Production
- Mandate International,Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,Sidney Kimmel Entertainment,VIP 2 Medienfonds,Eurofilm Stúdió,Anomaly Entertainment,Copying Beethoven UK Limited
- Cast
- Phyllida Law,Matthew Goode,Ralph Riach,Angus Barnett,Diane Kruger,Bill Stewart,Karl Johnson,Joe Anderson,Viktoria Dihen,Matyelok Gibbsand 1 more
- Director
- Agnieszka Holland
- Producer
- Jan Korbelin,Andreas Grosch,Ernst Goldschmidt,Michael Taylor,Marina Grasic,Christopher Wilkinson,Andreas Schmid,Bruce Webb,Alex Lewis
- Cinematography
- Ashley Rowe
- Budget
- $11,000,000
- Revenue
- $6,191,746
- IMDb
- tt0424908