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.
Director:
Agnieszka Holland
Writers:
Stephen J. Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson.
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Ed Harris as Ludwig van Beethoven |
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Diane Kruger as Anna Holtz |
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Matthew Goode as Martin Bauer |
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Phyllida Law as Mother Canisius |
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Ralph Riach as Wenzel Schlemmer |
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Bill Stewart as Rudy |
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Angus Barnett as Krenski |
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Viktoria Dihen as Magda |
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Matyelok Gibbs as Old Woman |
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Karl Johnson as Stefan Holtz |
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Joe Anderson as Karl van Beethoven |
| Art | Lóránt Jávor | Art Direction |
| Production | Andreas Grosch | Executive Producer |
| Art | Zoltán Horváth | Set Decoration |
| Art | Caroline Amies | Production Design |
| Production | Ronaldo Vasconcellos | Line Producer |
| Production | Christopher Wilkinson | Producer |
| Production | Alex Lewis | Producer |
| Art | Paul Ghirardani | Art Direction |
| Production | Ernst Goldschmidt | Executive Producer |
| Production | Marina Grasic | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jan Korbelin | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Agnieszka Holland | Director |
| Editing | Alex Mackie | Editor |
| Writing | Stephen J. Rivele | Screenplay |
| Writing | Christopher Wilkinson | Screenplay |
| Production | Andreas Schmid | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jany Temime | Costume Design |
| Production | Michael Taylor | Producer |
| Production | Bruce Webb | Producer |
| Camera | Ashley Rowe | Director of Photography |
| Production | Priscilla John | Casting |
| Sound | Simon Hayes | Production Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Réka Görgényi | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Katalin Jakots | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Trefor Proud | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Mark DeSimone | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Peter Gleaves | Foley Recordist |
| Sound | Jack Stew | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Ruth Sullivan | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Sven Taits | Sound |
| Directing | Kasia Adamik | Second Unit Director |
| Editing | Kasia Adamik | Additional Editing |
| Writing | Kasia Adamik | Storyboard |
| Directing | Vera Janisch | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Alex Oakley | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Matthew Penry-Davey | First Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Péter Sidló | Gaffer |
| Camera | Zoltán Jánossa | "C" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Tamás Nyerges | "B" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Tamás Nyerges | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Camera | Ashley Rowe | "A" Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jany Temime | Costume Designer |
| Visual Effects | Ferenc Ormos | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Zsolt Spitzer | Driver |
