This love can be remembered
At the beginning of the movie, young Anna (played by Diane Kruger), a student at the Vienna Conservatory of Music, is summoned to Beethoven’s manager, Hope In Mr. Lemle's office, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is about to premiere, and Mr. Lemle is seriously ill. He wants Anna to complete the work of transcribing the score. Even though Mr. Hillel reminds her that Beethoven (Ed Harris) is a devilish man, Anna accepts the job with enthusiasm.
During the days and nights of copying music scores, Anna couldn't help but fall into the painful and talented world of the music master - she regarded the cooperation between the two as a god-given opportunity to stimulate her own music creation talent; He hoped that the brilliance of her pure soul would help him complete the pinnacle of artistic creation - the final string quartet, the most sublime and magnificent movement in the history of music.
In the process of cooperating with the string quartet, Beethoven showed his dependence and love for Anna. Anna boldly showed Beethoven her own score, but Beethoven mocked her carelessly, and Anna left him in despair.
Frustrated with her musical talent, Anna accepted the proposal of Martin (Matthew Goode), who had been pursuing her for a long time. Beethoven was furious and forced her to choose between Martin and him. Anna wanted to escape Vienna but couldn't. Her fate was closely linked to Beethoven. She went back to find Beethoven, trying to complete the final work, and found that he had passed away soon. Anna recorded the quartet score dictated by Beethoven.
Beethoven's mission in this world has been completed. Before his death, he told Anna that she was a born composer.
This American-German co-production narrates an anecdote in the form of a joke when the music master Beethoven composed his last string quartet in his later years. It makes the passion behind the genius public, and the director does not deny the existence of it. Contains many fictional elements. 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 solemn and shocking, the second movement is powerful, the third movement is gentle and gentle, and the fourth movement adds the vocal chorus "Ode to Joy" to praise the glorious spirit of human freedom, equality and fraternity. Brilliant to the extreme. The most widely circulated story about the Ninth Symphony is that the deaf Beethoven could no longer hear the thunderous applause at the premiere.
A masterpiece for the Olympic Games
The team members of "Copying Beethoven" are all heavyweights. The leading actor Ed Harris is a very talented actor. He has missed out on the Oscar four times since 1996 - in "Apollo 13", "The Truman Show" and "The Hours". 3 times Best Supporting Actor nomination and Best Actor nomination for "Pollack". In addition to the above-mentioned films, "Sailor Knife", "A History of Violence", "The Abyss", "The Third Miracle", "Nixon", " "A Beautiful Mind", "The Human Stain", "Money Worshipers" and other films also gained glory because of his joining. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, the Toronto Film Critics Association Award, the American Film Critics Association Award, the American Science Fiction Horror Film Award, the Blockbuster Award, and the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award have all witnessed his superb acting skills. Nominations and commendations were given. He starred in the TV movie "Collapse of an Empire" which won both Emmy and Golden Globe nods. In addition to his superb acting skills, his directing talents cannot be ignored. In 2000, he directed and starred in "Pollack," which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Actor, and actress Marcia Gay Harden won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Ed Harris is a typical example of a man who cannot live without being crazy. When filming "Pollack", in order to master Pollack's painting style for live performance, he specially built a studio. Facts have proved that he not only combined the surliness of genius with The gloom is convincingly performed, and the few moments of painting in front of the camera are dazzling. In order to perform Beethoven perfectly this time, he also learned to play the piano and became familiar with classical music. In order to get closer to the music saint, he made great changes in appearance. The biographical film is already a favorite at the Oscars, and the double insurance of makeup and acting skills is the key to winning gold. Harris has a great chance of winning this time. Currently, Harris is planning to write and direct a film called "Appaloosa", which has hired Diane Lane as the heroine. It is expected to be released next year. He is also likely to appear in Wong Kar-wai's new film "Blueberry Nights" .
Diane Kruger, the heroine of "Copying Beethoven", once played the alluringly beautiful Helen in "Troy". Her early experience of learning ballet made Diane graceful and elegant, but she always lacked the charm that makes people win over. Charming, the failure of "Helen" almost brought her a Golden Raspberry. The difficult situation and inner struggle of Anna's character may help her improve her acting skills to a higher level. She once admitted to the media: "This is the best I have ever seen. The best script, this role is a huge challenge for me.”
The director of this film, Agnieszka Holland, was born in Warsaw, the capital of Poland, in 1948, and spent her youth in Prague, the former Czechoslovakia. Studying directing at film school. After entering the industry, she first worked as an assistant director to Krzysztof Zanussi in Poland. At the same time, she collaborated with her mentor Andrzej Wajda to write many film scripts. As a screenwriter, she quickly received honors, including film festivals in Cannes, Gdansk, Poland, Berlin, Montreal and other places, and the Golden Globe Awards in the United States. Holland was classified as a member of the Polish New Wave. She has long been a very successful screenwriter. In addition to her early and sharp works, she also collaborated with Krzysztof Kielovsky many times in the 1990s and participated in the writing of "Blue" and the script for "White" and served as a script consultant for "Red." She first attracted the attention of the American film industry in 1986. Her screenwriter and director "The Furious Harvest" was nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film that year. Since then, she has directed "Europe, Europe" (1990), "Oli" "Oliver" (1992), "Secret Garden" (1993), "Total Eclipse" (1995) and other films further established her international status. "Washington Square" (1997) and "The Third Miracle" (1999) are completely American productions. Horan helped Ed Harris when he was filming "Pollack," and her name ended up in the credits. Now, in addition to directing several films that are currently being shot or in preparation, she is also a co-producer of the film.
The screenwriters of "Copying Beethoven" Christopher Wilkinson and Stephen J. River have worked together on "Ali" (2001), "Nixon" (1995) and other films ’s scripts, especially biographical films. The two also served as producers of the film.
"Copying Beethoven" was shot on location in Budapest, Kecskemit, Supron, Hungary, and London, England. The film is 104 minutes long and will be previewed at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10. , will be released in full theaters in the United States in October