Copying Beethoven (2006)
Copying Beethoven (2006)
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 As: Ludwig van Beethoven
Diane Kruger Diane Kruger As: Anna Holtz
Matthew Goode Matthew Goode As: Martin Bauer
Phyllida Law Phyllida Law As: Mother Canisius
Ralph Riach Ralph Riach As: Wenzel Schlemmer
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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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Certification: PG-13

Details

Genres: Drama

Language: Deutsch, English

Release Date: 10 September 2006

Country: DE, HU, GB, US

Runtime: 104m

Company Credits

Company: Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Anomaly Entertainment, Copying Beethoven UK Limited, Eurofilm Stúdió, VIP 2 Medienfonds, Mandate International, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Budget: $11,000,000

Revenue: $6,191,746

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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

Directed By

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Bruce Webb

Bruce Webb

Producer

Ronaldo Vasconcellos

Ronaldo Vasconcellos

Line Producer

Marina Grasic

Marina Grasic

Executive Producer

Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor

Producer

Andreas Grosch

Andreas Grosch

Executive Producer

Andreas Schmid

Andreas Schmid

Executive Producer

Jan Korbelin

Jan Korbelin

Executive Producer

Priscilla John

Priscilla John

Casting

Alex Lewis

Alex Lewis

Producer

Ernst Goldschmidt

Ernst Goldschmidt

Executive Producer

Christopher Wilkinson

Christopher Wilkinson

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Jany Temime

Jany Temime

Costume Design

Réka Görgényi

Réka Görgényi

Makeup Artist

Katalin Jakots

Katalin Jakots

Makeup Artist

Trefor Proud

Trefor Proud

Makeup Artist

Sound

Simon Hayes

Simon Hayes

Production Sound Mixer

Mark DeSimone

Mark DeSimone

ADR Mixer

Peter Gleaves

Peter Gleaves

Foley Recordist

Jack Stew

Jack Stew

Foley Artist

Ruth Sullivan

Ruth Sullivan

Foley Artist

Sven Taits

Sven Taits

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Ashley Rowe

Ashley Rowe

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Lóránt Jávor

Lóránt Jávor

Art Direction

Caroline Amies

Caroline Amies

Production Design

Zoltán Horváth

Zoltán Horváth

Set Decoration

Paul Ghirardani

Paul Ghirardani

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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