Copying Beethoven vs Hair of the Bear
Hair of the Bear has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.4/10 for Copying Beethoven). Hair of the Bear is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 44m. Copying Beethoven is the older of the two (2006 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Copying Beethoven | Hair of the Bear | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2006 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Canada |
| Director | Agnieszka Holland | Alexandre Trudeau, James McLellan |
| Main cast | Ed Harris, Matthew Goode, Phyllida Law, Bill Stewart, Diane Kruger | Malia Baker, Robert Naylor, Roy Dupuis, Catherine Bérubé, Jonathan Lawrence |
Synopsis
Copying Beethoven
A fictionalised exploration of Beethoven's life in his final days working on his Ninth Symphony. It is 1824. Beethoven is racing to finish his new symphony. However, it has been years since his last success and he is plagued by deafness, loneliness and personal trauma. A copyist is urgently needed to help the composer. A fictional character is introduced in the form of a young conservatory student and aspiring composer named Anna Holtz. The…
Hair of the Bear
Refusing to go to school, anxious 16-year-old Tori is driven by her mother to her grandfather's rustic cabin in Eastern Manitoba on the remote American-Canadian border. As Tori struggles to adapt to the woodsman ways of her French Canadian grandfather, she ultimately must embrace the outdoors if she is to survive the deadly game of cat and mouse she is thrust into.
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