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Copying Beethoven

2006 · 1h 44m · PG-13 Drama
Directed by Agnieszka Holland

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Overview

Serving as Ludwig van Beethoven's copyist gives a conservatory student access to the composer's musical genius, but also exposes her to his cruelty.

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All reviews
29%
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Rotten

The direction from Polish New Waver Agnieszka Holland feels more like she's testing a new camera than attempting to capture the nuances of the artistic process, and if we're to believe the script, then all great art derives 'from the gut'.

David Jenkins, Time Out
Rotten

Beethoven turns out to be like every obnoxious self-absorbed creative type you've ever met

Luke Y. Thompson, Village Voice
Fresh

The movie is completely beguiling, and it delivers joy, the beautiful spark of the gods.

Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
Rotten

Someday someone will make a great movie about an immortal composer, but for now the best movie about any Beethoven I've ever seen stars a Saint Bernard.

Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Fresh

Always an intelligent presence on screen, Harris here embraces the challenge of showing us the man behind the wall of music.

Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

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