Copying Beethoven vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.4/10 for Copying Beethoven). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 44m. Copying Beethoven is the older of the two (2006 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Copying Beethoven
The French Italian| Copying Beethoven | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2006 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Agnieszka Holland | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Ed Harris, Matthew Goode, Phyllida Law, Bill Stewart, Diane Kruger | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
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…
The French Italian
Doug and Valerie have made a mistake. Their hate-fueled obsession with the jerks downstairs — who always seem to be singing karaoke in a brownstone, who even does that? — recently led them to flee the city for Doug’s parents’ place upstate, giving up a great deal on a rent-stabilized apartment. Their friends are horrified, and regret is setting in. They start plotting their revenge— and before they know it, they’re staging an off-Broadway play…
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