Copying Beethoven

Resource Information

The work Copying Beethoven represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Hamilton East Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Copying Beethoven

Statement of responsibility

Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; Sidney Kimmel Entertainment ; a VIP Medienfonds 2 and a Michael Taylor production ; a Copying Beethoven Limited (UK)-Eurofilm Studio, KFT, (Hungary) co-production ; produced by Stephen J. Rivele & Christopher Wilkinson ; produced by Michael Taylor ; produced by Sidney Kimmel ; written by Stephen J. Rivele & Christopher Wilkinson ; directed by Agnieszka Holland

Creator

• Copying Beethoven.

Contributor

• Wilkinson, Christopher, 1950-
• Eurofilm Stúdió
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
• Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (Firm)
• VIP 2 Medienfonds
• Anderson, Joe, 1982-
• Barnett, Angus
• Bohus, Gabor
• Bohus, Gabor, (Actor)
• Dihen, Viktoria
• Gibbs, Matyelok
• Goode, Matthew, 1978-
• Harris, Ed, 1950-
• Holland, Agnieszka, 1948-
• Kruger, Diane, 1976-
• Law, Phyllida, 1932-
• Riach, Ralph, 1939-
• Rivele, Stephen J., 1949-
• Stewart, Bill, 1942-2006

Actor

• Bohus, Gabor

Subject

• Biographical films
• Feature films
• Historical films
• Music students -- Austria | Vienna -- Drama
• Musical films
• Musicians -- Austria | Vienna -- Drama
• Romance films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Vienna (Austria) -- Drama
• Arrangement (Music) -- Drama
• Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827 -- Drama
• Austria -- Drama

Genre

• Feature films
• Historical films
• Musical films
• Romance films
• Biographical films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Drama

Language

• eng
• spa
• eng
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

When young Anna Holz, a Viennese music student is asked to transcribe scoring notes for the great Ludwig van Beethoven, she eagerly accepts. She does so despite the warnings about Beethoven's volatile behavior. Beethoven is part maestro, part mentor and part madman. He reluctantly relies on Anna to help him realize the culmination of his art

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Ashley Rowe ; editor, Alex Mackie ; original music, Ludwig van Beethoven ; additional score, Antoni Lazarkiewicz ; music supervisor, Maggie Rodford ; costume designer, Jany Temime ; production designer, Caroline Amies

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG-13

Language note

In English and Spanish with English and Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned

PerformerNote

Ed Harris, Diane Kruger, Ralph Riach, Matthew Goode, Phyllida Law, Joe Anderson, Bill Stewart, Angus Barnett, Matyelok Gibbs, Gábor Bohus, Viktoria Dihen

Runtime

104

Target audience

general

Technique

live action