Copying Beethoven (2006)

09/10/2006 1h 44m

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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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Ed Harris

as Ludwig van Beethoven

Born 11/28/1950, age

Diane Kruger

as Anna Holtz

Born 07/15/1976, age

Matthew Goode

as Martin Bauer

Born 04/03/1978, age

Phyllida Law

as Mother Canisius

Born 05/08/1932, age

Ralph Riach

as Wenzel Schlemmer

Born 01/01/1936

Died 03/20/2022, age

Karl Johnson

as Stefan Holtz

Born 03/01/1948, age

Joe Anderson

as Karl van Beethoven

Born 03/26/1982, age