Copying Beethoven

104 mins
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.

Ed Harris

Ludwig van Beethoven

Diane Kruger

Anna Holtz

Matthew Goode

Martin Bauer

Phyllida Law

Mother Canisius

Ralph Riach

Wenzel Schlemmer

Karl Johnson

Stefan Holtz

Joe Anderson

Karl van Beethoven

Ashley Rowe

Director of Photography

Caroline Amies

Production Design

Paul Ghirardani

Art Direction

Lóránt Jávor

Art Direction

Ernst Goldschmidt

Executive Producer

Marina Grasic

Executive Producer

Andreas Grosch

Executive Producer

Jan Korbelin

Executive Producer

Alex Lewis

Producer

Andreas Schmid

Executive Producer

Bruce Webb

Producer

Jany Temime

Costume Design

Zoltán Horváth

Set Decoration

Simon Hayes

Production Sound Mixer

Réka Görgényi

Makeup Artist

Katalin Jakots

Makeup Artist

Trefor Proud

Makeup Artist

Mark DeSimone

ADR Mixer

Peter Gleaves

Foley Recordist

Jack Stew

Foley Artist

Ruth Sullivan

Foley Artist

Kasia Adamik

Second Unit Director

Kasia Adamik

Additional Editing

Kasia Adamik

Storyboard

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