Summary
Serving as Ludwig van Beethoven's copyist gives a conservatory student access to the composer's musical genius, but also exposes her to his cruelty.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+20)
Critics 44Audiences 64GoodWatch 54
Metascore59
Tomatometer29%
User score6.9
IMDb6.7
Letterboxd · 4 K ratings3.1/5
Audience score56%
Box office
56%of its budget back
- Budget
- $11 M
- Worldwide
- $6 M
Worldwide it made back $6 M of the $11 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 44 min
A typical length for dramas, −5 min on the typical 109
typical 109104Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 6 more
Released
2006
September 10, 2006
20 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
GermanMade in
Germany
Hungary
United Kingdom
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
and 7 moreDirecting · 5
- Agnieszka Holland Director
- Kasia Adamik Second Unit Director, Storyboard, Additional Editing
- Alex Oakley Second Assistant Director
- Vera Janisch Assistant Director
- Matthew Penry-Davey First Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Christopher Wilkinson Screenplay, Producer
- Stephen J. Rivele Screenplay
Production · 10
- Andreas Grosch Executive Producer
- Andreas Schmid Executive Producer
- Marina Grasic Executive Producer
- Ernst Goldschmidt Executive Producer
- Jan Korbelin Executive Producer
- Bruce Webb Producer
Camera · 3
- Ashley Rowe Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator
- Tamás Nyerges Second Unit Director of Photography, "B" Camera Operator
- Zoltán Jánossa "C" Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Alex Mackie Editor
Sound · 6
- Mark DeSimone ADR Mixer
- Ruth Sullivan Foley Artist
- Peter Gleaves Foley Recordist
- Jack Stew Foley Artist
- Simon Hayes Production Sound Mixer
- Sven Taits Sound
Art · 4
- Caroline Amies Production Design
- Paul Ghirardani Art Direction
- Zoltán Horváth Set Decoration
- Lóránt Jávor Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Jany Temime Costume Design, Costume Designer
- Trefor Proud Makeup Artist
- Katalin Jakots Makeup Artist
- Réka Görgényi Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 1
- Ferenc Ormos Special Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 1
- Péter Sidló Gaffer
Other crew · 1
- Zsolt Spitzer Driver
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