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"God whispers into the ears of some men, but he shouts into mine!"
In this fictionalization of Ludwig von Beethoven's last year of life, a young woman -- Anna Holtz (Diane Kruger) -- is sent to serve as a copyist for Beethoven (Ed Harris). At great sacrifice by her father, Anna was sent to study composing at the conservatory in Vienna. She lives in a convent where her aunt is a nun and she is engaged to a promising architect, Martin Bauer (Matthew Goode).
Beethoven is not at all happy about a woman copyist but in time, the brilliant, deaf madman becomes totally dependent on Anna.
Also appearing are Phyllidia Law as the Mother Superior of the convent and Joe Anderson as Beethoven's nephew Karl who uses Ludwig to no end.
Though this film borrows heavily from Amadeus in some scenes and Harris' intensity as Beethoven shows through, it didn't leave me as charged as Amadeus did. But I must say, the performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is masterful.
Directed by Agnieszka Holland.
Run time: 1 hour, 44 minutes
Rated PG-13 for some sexual elements.
My personal rating: B-
In this fictionalization of Ludwig von Beethoven's last year of life, a young woman -- Anna Holtz (Diane Kruger) -- is sent to serve as a copyist for Beethoven (Ed Harris). At great sacrifice by her father, Anna was sent to study composing at the conservatory in Vienna. She lives in a convent where her aunt is a nun and she is engaged to a promising architect, Martin Bauer (Matthew Goode).
Beethoven is not at all happy about a woman copyist but in time, the brilliant, deaf madman becomes totally dependent on Anna.
Also appearing are Phyllidia Law as the Mother Superior of the convent and Joe Anderson as Beethoven's nephew Karl who uses Ludwig to no end.
Though this film borrows heavily from Amadeus in some scenes and Harris' intensity as Beethoven shows through, it didn't leave me as charged as Amadeus did. But I must say, the performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is masterful.
Directed by Agnieszka Holland.
Run time: 1 hour, 44 minutes
Rated PG-13 for some sexual elements.
My personal rating: B-
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