Copying Beethoven

Drama, History, Music, Romance

Diane Kruger	Anna Holtz
Ralph Riach	Wenzel Schlemmer
Ed Harris	Ludwig van Beethoven
Bill Stewart	Rudy
Angus Barnett	Krenski
Viktoria Dihen	Magda
Phyllida Law	Mother Canisius
Matthew Goode	Martin Bauer
Gábor Bohus	Schuppanzigh
Matyelok Gibbs	Old Woman

Director	Agnieszka Holland
Producer	Ernst Goldschmidt; Marina Grasic
Writer	Stephen J. Rivele; Christopher Wilkinson

A fictionalized account of the last year of Beethoven's life.

Serving as a copyist to volatile composer Ludwig van Beethoven (Ed Harris) gives young conservatory student Anna Holtz (Diane Kruger) unprecedented access to his musical genius and cruel emotions. Bound by a shared passion for composition and a growing mutual affection, the pair works to complete the score of his yet-to-be-immortal Ninth Symphony. But will the potential for romance throw them off course, or will it enhance the end result?