At the beginning of the film, the young Anna (diane kruger), a student of the Vienna Conservatory of Music, is summoned to the office of Mr. Schirmer, Beethoven's manager. Beethoven's Symphony No.9 is about to premiere, and Mr. Schirmer is already ill. He wants Anna to finish copying the music score. Anna accepted the job with great enthusiasm, although Mr. Schirmer reminded her that Beethoven (Ed Harris) was a devil.
During the day and night of copying music scores, Anna involuntarily fell into the world where musicians were suffering and full of talents-she regarded the cooperation between them as a godsend opportunity to stimulate her musical creative talents; He hoped that the brilliance of her pure soul would help her complete the pinnacle of artistic creation-the last string quartet, the most sublime and magnificent movement in music history.
In the process of cooperating with the string quartet, Beethoven showed his dependence and love for Anna. Anna therefore boldly showed Beethoven her own music score, which was mocked by Beethoven hastily, and Anna left him in despair.
Frustrated by her musical talent, Anna accepts the proposal of Martin (matthew goode), who has been pursuing her for a long time. Beethoven was furious, forcing her to choose between Martin and him. Anna wants to escape from Vienna, but she can't. Her fate is closely linked with Beethoven. She went back to find Beethoven, trying to finish the final work, and found that he was dying soon. Anna recorded the score of Beethoven's oral quartet.
Beethoven's mission in the world has been completed. On his deathbed, he told Anna that she was a born composer.
This American-German co-production tells an anecdote about Beethoven's creation of the last string quartet in his later years, and exposes the passion behind the genius to the public. The director does not deny that there are many fictional elements in it. Beethoven's ninth symphony is recognized as Beethoven's most successful work and one of the greatest works in the history of music. It is divided into four movements, the first movement is tragic and shocking, the second movement contains strength, the third movement is gentle and soft, and the fourth movement joins the chorus of "Ode to Joy" to praise the spirit of human freedom, equality and fraternity, which is brilliant to the extreme. The most popular story about the Ninth Symphony is that Beethoven, who was deaf, could not hear thunderous applause at the premiere.
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are all heavyweights. Ed Harris, the leading actor, is a very talented and powerful male star. Since 1996, he has missed the Golden statuette four times-three nominations for best supporting actor in Apollo 13, The Truman Show and The Hours, and the nomination for best actor in Pollack. In addition to the above films, Sailor's Knife, History of Violence and Abyss. British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award, Toronto Film Critics Association Award, American Film Critics Association Award, American Science Fiction Horror Film Award, Blockbuster Award, and Radio Film Critics Association Award are all eye-catching, and have been nominated and praised many times. His TV movie "The Collapse of the Empire" won both the Emmy Award and the Golden Globe Award. In addition to his accomplished acting skills, his directing ability can not be ignored. In 2, he directed and acted Pollack, which won him an Oscar nomination for best actor, and actress Mathea Guy Harden won an Oscar for best supporting actress. Ed Harris is a typical person who can't survive without madness. When shooting Pollack, in order to master Pollack's painting style for live performance, he specially built a studio. Facts have proved that he not only convincingly performed the grumpy and gloomy genius, but also made several paintings in front of the camera more dazzling. This time, in order to perfectly interpret Beethoven, he learned to play the piano, became familiar with classical music, and made great efforts in appearance in order to be close to the musician. Biographical films are popular at the Oscars, and the double insurance of make-up and acting is the best way to win the gold medal. Harris has a good chance of winning this time. At present, Harris is planning to write and direct a film called Appaloosa, and has invited diane lane as the heroine. It is expected to be released next year, and he is likely to appear in Wong Kar-wai's new film Night of Blueberries. Diane kruger, the heroine of copying beethoven, once played Helen with the beauty of the whole city in Troy. Diane's early experience of studying ballet made her graceful and elegant, but she always lacked the charm that people took away from her. The failure of Helen almost brought her a raspberry. The difficult situation and inner struggle of Anna's role may help her to raise her acting skills to a higher level. She once admitted to the media: "This is the best script I have ever seen, and this role.
agnieszka holland, the director of this film, was born in Warsaw, Poland, in 1948. When he was young, he studied directing at Prague Film Academy in Czechoslovakia. After entering the profession, she first worked as an assistant director of Kretsov zanussi in Poland, and at the same time worked with her mentor Andrzej andrzej wajda to write many screenplays. As a screenwriter, she was quickly honored, including film festivals in Cannes, Gdansk, Poland, Berlin, Montreal and the Golden Globe Award in the United States. Holland was classified as a member of the new wave in Poland. For a long time, she has been a very successful screenwriter. In addition to her early sharp works, she also cooperated with Krzysztof Chielovsky many times in the 199s, participated in writing the scripts of Blue and White, and served as a script consultant for Red. She first attracted the attention of the American film industry in 1986, when her screenwriter and director Harvest of Wrath won the Oscar nomination for best foreign language film. Since then, her films such as Europe, Europe (199), Oliver, Oliver (1992), The Secret Garden (1993) and Total Eclipse (1995) have gone further. Washington Square (1997) and The Third Miracle (1999) are all American productions. When Ed Harris filmed Pollack, Holland helped, and finally her name appeared on the thank-you list. Now, in addition to directing several films that are being filmed or prepared, she is also a co-producer of the films.
Christopher Wilkinson, the screenwriter of copying beethoven, and Steven J. Ravo have collaborated on the scripts of Ali (21) and Nixon (1995), especially in biographical films. The two also worked as producers of this film.
"copying beethoven" was filmed on location in Budapest, Cage Kemmett, Supran and London, England, with a length of 14 minutes. It was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 1th and fully released in the United States in October.