Copying Beethoven
2006 · Movie · PG-13 · 104 min · ★ 6.5 · 44% critics
In 1824, a struggling, isolated composer races to complete a major new symphony while coping with deafness and personal turmoil. When a young music student is hired to copy his nearly unreadable pages, their tense partnership slowly turns into a vital creative bond that helps bring the work to the stage.
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Details
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-09-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Critic score
- 44/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (185 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an emotional, music-forward period drama about genius and collaboration, especially if you like Amadeus-style artist stories; Not for you if historical accuracy and tight plotting matter most.
Pros: powerful music throughout; intense lead performances; memorable concert sequence | Cons: loose with history; uneven pacing; thin supporting plot
Themes
- composer
- classical music
- woman director
- fictional biography
- 19th century
Cast & crew
Ed Harris
as Ludwig van Beethoven
Diane Kruger
as Anna Holtz
Matthew Goode
as Martin Bauer
Phyllida Law
as Mother Canisius
Ralph Riach
as Wenzel Schlemmer
- BS
Bill Stewart
as Rudy
Angus Barnett
as Krenski
- VD
Viktoria Dihen
as Magda
Matyelok Gibbs
as Old Woman
Karl Johnson
as Stefan Holtz
Directed by Agnieszka Holland