Description |
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
Note |
Special features: audio commentary soundtrack by actor Ed Harris and director Agnieszka Holland ; deleted scenes with optional commentary by director Agnieszka Holland ; "Orchestrating Copying Beethoven" featurette. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Ashley Rowe ; editor, Alex Mackie ; original music, Ludwig van Beethoven ; additional score, Antoni Lazarkiewicz ; music supervisor, Maggie Rodford ; costume designer, Jany Temime ; production designer, Caroline Amies. |
Cast |
Ed Harris, Diane Kruger, Ralph Riach, Matthew Goode, Phyllida Law, Joe Anderson, Bill Stewart, Angus Barnett, Matyelok Gibbs, Gabor Bohus, Viktoria Dihen. |
Summary |
When young Anna Holz, a Viennese music student is asked to transcribe scoring notes for the great Ludwig van Beethoven, she eagerly accepts. She does so despite the warnings about Beethoven's volatile behavior. Beethoven is part maestro, part mentor and part madman. He reluctantly relies on Anna to help him realize the culmination of his art. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for some sexual elements. |
System Details |
DVD, region 1; anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation. |
Source |
NAV 11/9 PPL |
Language |
English (Dolby 5.1) and dubbed Spanish (Dolby 2.0) soundtracks with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
Subject |
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827 -- Drama.
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Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827 -- Teatro.
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Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827 -- Drama.
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Arrangement (Music) -- Drama.
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Music students -- Austria -- Vienna -- Drama.
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Musicians -- Austria -- Vienna -- Drama.
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Musicos -- Austria -- Viena -- Teatro.
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Arrangement (Music) -- Drama.
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Music students -- Austria -- Vienna -- Drama.
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Musicians -- Austria -- Vienna -- Drama.
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Motion pictures -- Great Britain.
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Motion picture -- Hungary.
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Feature films.
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DVD-Video discs.
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Vienna (Austria) -- Drama.
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Vienna (Austria) -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Musical films.
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Historical films.
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Biographical films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Musical -- Feature.
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Historical -- Feature.
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Biographical -- Feature.
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Romance -- Feature.
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Feature films.
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Musical films.
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Biographical films.
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Added Author |
Holland, Agnieszka, 1948- Director.
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Rivele, Stephen J., 1949- Screenwriter.
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Wilkinson, Christopher, 1950- Screenwriter.
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Kimmel, Sidney.
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Taylor, Michael.
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Harris, Ed, 1950-
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Kruger, Diane, 1976-
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Riach, Ralph, 1939-
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Goode, Matthew, 1978-
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Law, Phyllida, 1932-
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Stewart, Bill, 1942-2006.
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Anderson, Joe.
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Barnett, Angus.
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Gibbs, Matyelok.
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Dihen, Viktoria.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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Eurofilm Studio.
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Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (Firm)
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VIP 2 Medienfonds.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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Standard No. |
027616064981 00 |
Music No. |
106498 MGM Home Entertainment |
Standard No. |
AU@ 000042221544 |
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