Copying Beethoven

this film is history and have a good story for big man beethoven this person have a strenge life i ever see.i like this man and this film.ed harris have a good acting on this film i like that.... Full review

this film is history and have a good story for big man beethoven this person have a strenge life i ever see.i like this man and this film.ed harris have a good acting on this film i like that.... Full review

As a music teacher, I thought the portrayal of Beethoven was horrendous and insincere. Ed Harris' weak attempt to capture the erratic spirit of Beethoven was almost too unbearable to watch. The best scene in the movie was the only scene... Full review

From Kreestos: The dialog is terrible, awful, drivel. Acting poor. Many plot flaws. I don't recommend this at all. From Wikipedia: Artistic licenses The working manuscript of the score is attributed to two copyists [1], both of whom were male, not... Full review

This movie deserves to win an Oscar Ed Harris portrays Beethovens story so well they could not have found a better actor to play the part of Beethoven. I strongly reccomend this movie to anyone who is a fan of Beethovens... Full review

this was a good movie you shoud go out and buy this movie when you get the time thank you for reading this by... Full review

this was a good movie you shoud go out and buy this movie when you get the time thank you for reading this by... Full review

In my opinion, this film did not fufill my expectaions. I thought it could have been better. A lot better. With the idea of making a movie about Beethoven's copyist, they could have done a lot more with it! However, the... Full review

In my opinion, this film did not fufill my expectaions. I thought it could have been better. A lot better. With the idea of making a movie about Beethoven's copyist, they could have done a lot more with it! However, the... Full review

I'd never thought about those who make the manuscript copies of compositions and ready them for the players, let's say 50-70 copies for the whole players. But in terms of the story, acting, directing, you may enjoy "Letter to my immortal... Full review

The neutral accents are a source of continued irritation as is the inconsistency of Beethoven's deafness and some bad musical faux pas. While there are elements in Agnieszka Holland's Copying Beethoven that are praiseworthy, none of it rings true. ... Full Review

Ed Harris, in one of his worst performances, and a succession of eccentric wigs, plays Ludwig von Beethoven....Diane Kruger, never an exciting actress, is understated to the point of invisibility as the (completely fictitious) female copyist..... ... Full Review

Having said that, the film does contain one genuinely brilliant sequence, when Beethoven finally presents his Ninth Symphony to the world and is confronted with rapturous applause that he can't hear. The cinematography is dark and dismal throughout, giving the film a rather gloomy atmosphere in the process. ... Full Review

there is one memorable, very long-running scene that nicely illustrates the growing intimacy between Holtz and Beethoven.....Unfortunately for director Agnieszka Holland, a flimsy script means this war of attrition -....A great soundtrack is drowned out by a lot of tedious harping on between Diane Kruger and Ed Harris in Copying Beethoven..... ... Full Review

Aside from the historical inaccuracies, the movie is really quite excellent and seeing Budapest, Hungary, filmed so exquisitely is also a treat. Yes, it would make a nice, happier film but it didn't go like that. The best part of the movie. ... Full Review

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It's one of the paradoxes of our insane British film industry that a low-budget movie is much harder to get made than a big-budget one. ... Full Article

Copying Beethoven is an Ed Harris vanity vehicle with a superior backing track. The genial American plays the spiky deaf tyrant and therein lies the flaw. ... Full Article

Copying Beethoven , while not on the level of Amadeus, does a standup job chronicling the last years of Beethoven's life, including his glorious 9th Symphony, regarded by many as one of the greatest (if not the greatest) pieces ever... ... Full Article

Early in "Copying Beethoven," when the great composer is about to enter a room, one intimidated character can't take it. "Beethoven's coming!" You could say the same about the man playing Ludwig van Beethoven: "It's Ed Harris. Duck!" Built like ... Full Article

Deep inside COPYING BEETHOVEN lies a good idea, as suggested by its title.Tracing the last days of Ludwig van Beethoven ( Ed Harris ), Agnieszka Holland 's movie filters the composer's brilliance through a "copyist." ... Full Article