Beethoven biography anna holtz beethoven

Like Amadeus, Copying Beethoven builds on the conceit that a man with what he considers a God-given gift may also be rude and crude in his everyday life.

By HANNAH BROWN

COPYING BEETHOVEN - ** 1⁄2 Directed by Agnieszka Holland.

Written by Christopher Wilkinson and Stephen Rivele. minutes. In English, with Hebrew titles. With Ed Harris, Diane Kruger, Matthew Goode, Joe Anderson, Ralph Riach If you can accept Ed Harris with a towering wig and paunch as Beethoven, and if you love classical music, you may enjoy Agnieszka Holland's Copying Beethoven. The film, which focuses on the composer as he finishes composing his Ninth Symphony and conducts its first performance, is an uneasy mix of cliche's from previous composer-inspired biopics and genuine, heartfelt feeling for his music.

Composing is generally a solitary activity, so the filmmakers have filled out the story with a young, timid religious woman, Anna Holtz (Diane Kruger), a