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 Rating:  - greatEd Harris' performance is GREAT. Beethoven is my favorite composer, and I myself love to play on the piano his sonatas and feel how great this guy was. This story is just captivating. it shows you the personal aspect of Beethoven, who was he, how was he? how did he live. great dvd Rating: - It Speaks To The SoulI absolutely loved this movie! The acting is superb and the music is excellent. It depicts the attitudes of the time toward women trying to be recognized for their talents in music, and the obsessive drive of all musicians to reproduce in music what they feel deep in their soul. When "Beethoven" (Ed Harris), described to "Anna" what it is to be a musician, it brought a tear to my eye. Being a lifelong musician myself, it was the best description I have ever heard. Rating:  - Should have been funnierThe only thing that kept me from giving this one star was the music of Beethoven--and in this film the music was minimal. More music might have added a star, but maybe not. The ten minute condensed version of the 9th Symphony was almost nonsensical in its portrayal in the film. The attempt to make the orchestra conducting interplay between Beethoven and his female protege come off as a sensual act was obvious, but for me did not work and was dumb, dumb, dumb, dummmmb. "Copying Beethoven" plays almost like a low-budget teleplay. The acting is passable, but not especially engrossing. I never really cared for any of the characters very much. The dialogue was mostly trite and contrived. The visuals were for the part not particularly interesting. In all the film looked like it was basically slapped together in a rush. I was actually tempted to turn the movie off several times, but persisted to see it out to its ending. The viewing experience left me unsatisfied and disappointed. I think the film could have worked if it had been presented as a comedy. There were many elements of potential humor in the presentation. Some attempt was made to use the humorous aspects to lighten the story, but I think it would have been better to exploit this humor. The film should have embraced elements of farce, slapstick, and intellectual humor much like "Amadeus". As a serious story, however, "Copying Beethoven" is unbelievable, uninspirational, and silly. For a better take on the story ... Read More Rating: - Fun bit of modern myth-makingEvery good myth starts with a foundation of fact and some vastly powerful being or beings - in this case, Beethoven fills both roles. Then the mythmaker adds some fictional elements to set the story in motion - here, Anna Holtz does the job. Finally, the story requires drama. Could anything be more dramatic than the birth of Beethoven's sublime Ninth Symphony? Throw in some very fine actors, including Ed Harris in the title role (he also starrd in Pollock), and a good movie becomes almost unavoidable. Anna enters the scene as an eager student, the best of her composition intructor's recent crop. Her job, as copyist, is to take the maestro's rough notes (musical nots, in this case), and transcribe them into final form. In this story, she's no mere scribe, but Beethoven's partner and intellectual soul-mate. You could call this a romance story of the most chaste and intellectual kind, but intimate nonetheless. Beethoven comes across as fiercely driven, fiercely egotistical, and just plain fierce. Holtz's delicate beauty tames that "beast", as he was termed early on. That feat came about more through her own strength and artistic skill than through her comeliness, though. I enjoyed seeing the fictional Holtz in a strong role, as improbable as it might historically have been. If you don't mind Beethoven the man being co-opted into a fictional setting that rewrites a few of his historical facts, this movie offers plenty to enjoy. -- wiredweird Rating:  - Very Good...but...I enjoyed the story and the actor's portrayal of Beethoven. Some awesome quotes as well, talking about God's involvement in music. But... Once again, I do not understand the need to include the name of Christ in a derogatory manner. Using His name out of anger...is very very hurtful....why cannot they make a movie that honors the name of Christ instead of cursing...? Browse for similar items by category:
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